Phormidium etoshii Dadheech, Casamatta, P.Casper & Krienitz 2013
Publication Details
Phormidium etoshii Dadheech, Casamatta, P.Casper & Krienitz 2013: 237, fig. 2, 5-8
Published in: Dadheech, P.K., Casamatta, D.A., Casper, P. & L.Krienitz (2013). Phormidium etoshii sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) described from the Etosha Pan, Namibia, based on morphological, molecular and ecological features. Fottea 13(2): 235-244, 11 fig., 1 table.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Laspinema etoshii (Dadheech, Casamatta, P.Casper & Krienitz) Heidari & Tauer.
Type Information
Type locality: Namibia: Etosha National Park: Okandeka Spring; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Herb. Botanical Mus., Berlin, Dahlem; B400040890 (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 December 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 08 March 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
