Arthrospira subtilissima (Kützing) W.B.Crow 1927
Publication Details
Arthrospira subtilissima (Kützing) W.B.Crow 1927: 142
Published in: Crow, W.B. (1927). The generic characters of Arthrospira and Spirulina Turp. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 46: 139-148.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrospira is Arthrospira jenneri Stizenberger ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirulina subtilissima Kützing ex Gomont.
Basionym
Spirulina subtilissima Kützing ex Gomont
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. aquas thermales Italiae ad Abano (herb. Lenormand!), insulae Melos Cycladum (Bory!) et Numidiae ad Hammam-Salahin (Sauvageau!)."; (Gomont 1893: 252) Notes: Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 57) effectively lectotypify the species with Abano Terme, near Padova, Italy.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), most slender, very delicate, or precise.
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 23 April 2024
