Lyngbya wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) Speziale & Dyck 1992
Current name:
Microseira wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) G.B.McGregor & Sendall ex Kenins
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Publication Details
Lyngbya wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) Speziale & Dyck 1992: 704
Published in: Speziale, B.J. & Dyck, L.A. (1992). Lyngbya infestations: comparative taxonomy of Lyngbya wollei comb. nov. (Cyanobacteria). Journal of Phycology 28(5): 693-706, 13 figs, 5 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microseira wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) G.B.McGregor & Sendall ex Kenins.
Source of Synonymy
Kenins, A. (2017). Validation of the noxious cyanophyte Microseira wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) G.B.McGregor & Sendall (Oscillatoriaceae). Notulae Algarum 43: 1-3, 1 fig.
Basionym
Plectonema wollei Farlow ex Gomont
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; (Drouet 1968: 175) Lectotype: Rev. Francis Wolle No. 50; freshwater pond; FH; (Drouet 1968: 175) Notes: Speziale & Dyck 1992: 705) also designated as lectotype another specimen collected by Wolle; however, Drouet's selection must be followed (Kenins 2017: 1).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 02 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 23 November 2017
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Chris Williams (cdwillcl@BELLSOUTH.NET) writes (8 August 2005): "Lyngbya wollei has been shown to produce saxitoxins (Carmichael et al., 1997: Onodera et al 1997). Some preliminary data from our group (Glen Shaw's lab. in Australia did the analyses) for L. wollei collected in Florida showed that it also produced low levels of debromoaplysiatoxin." - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
