Anabaena major (Kützing) Trevisan 1845
Publication Details
Anabaena major (Kützing) Trevisan 1845: 38
Published in: Trevisan, V.B.A. (1845). Nomenclator algarum, ou collection des noms imposées aux plantes de la famille des algues. pp. 1-80. Padoue [Padua]: Imprimerie du Seminaire.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Anabaena is Anabaena oscillarioides Bory ex Bornet & Flahault .
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cylindrospermum majus Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault.
Basionym
Cylindrospermum majus Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault
Type Information
Type locality: Wangerooge, East Frisian Islands, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 69) Notes: Silva et al. (1996: 69) note that Drouet (1978: 146) cited a specimen from Wangerooge (in L) as the type of this species, which he referred to Anabaina licheniformis Bory de Saint-Vincent.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), great.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
