Anabaena mollis Kützing, nom. inval. 1849
Publication Details
Anabaena mollis Kützing, nom. inval. 1849: 287
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Anabaena is Anabaena oscillarioides Bory ex Bornet & Flahault .
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phormidesmis mollis (Gomont) Turicchia, S.Ventura, Komárková & Komárek.
Type Information
Type locality: near Falaise, Calvados, France;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, pliant (Stearn 1983).
Created: 12 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 07 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
