Lyngbya nigra C.Agardh ex Gomont 1892
Publication Details
Lyngbya nigra C.Agardh ex Gomont 1892: 145, pl. III [3]: fig. 16
Published in: Gomont, M. (1892 '1893'). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 16: 91-264, pls 1-7.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 January 1892
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Scåne, Sweden; (Silva & al. 1996: 38)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 21 November 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Lyngbya nigra C. Agardh, 1824: 312 [Corrigenda & Addenda] 'Lyngbya Nigra', "in canalibus molendariis Scaniae", Sweden) has been confused with Oscillatoria nigra Vaucher (1803, 192, pl. 15: fig. 4, "sur la surface des eaux peu courantes" France), validated as Oscillatoria nigra Vaucher ex De Toni (1907: 164). - (15 April 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
