Planktothrix spiroides Wang & Li 2013
Publication Details
Planktothrix spiroides Wang & Li 2013: 328, figs 1-5
Published in: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Lin, S.,Yu, G. & Li, R. (2013). Polyphasic characterization of Planktothrix spiroides sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria), a freshwater bloom-forming alga superficially resembling Arthrospira. Phycologia 52(4): 326-332.
Publication date: 2013
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Planktothrix is Planktothrix agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Pond, Guangdong Province, China (23º32'38"N, 113º23'2"E); (Liu et al. 2013: 328) Holotype: Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; HAB2013-0222 (fixed material) (Liu et al. 2013: 328) Notes: Authentic culture: Strain fs1, a living strain deposited in Harmful Algae Culture Collection, Inst. of Hydrology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 August 2013 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 August 2013
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024