Lysigonium moniliforme (C.Agardh) Trevisan 1820
Publication Details
Lysigonium moniliforme (C.Agardh) Trevisan 1820: 4
Published in: Nees, C.G. (1820). Horae physicae Berolinenses collectae ex symbolis virorum doctorum H. Linkii...; edicuravit Christianus Godof. Nees ab Esenbeck.. pp. [i-xii], 1-123, [4], 27 pls. Bonnae [Bonn]: Sumtibus Adolphi Marcus.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lysigonium is Conferva moniliformis O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melosira inflexa (Roth) Guiry.
Basionym
Melosira moniliformis C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Coast of Seland, Skåne, Sweden.; (Houk & al. 2017: 18) Neotype (designated bhy Crawford 1977: 283): LD; herb. alg. Agardh (slide from packet 4431) (Crawford 1977: 283)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 November 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 22 May 2024
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Nomenclatural note
While the genus name Lysigonium was introduced by Link (in Nees 1820: 4), no combinations were make by him. - (11 February 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025