Spirulina tenuissima Kützing ex De Toni 1892
Publication Details
Spirulina tenuissima Kützing ex De Toni 1892: 668
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1892). Flora algologica della Venezia. Atti del Reale Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti 50(3): 385-436, 645-692.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 May 1892
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirulina is Spirulina major Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: Trieste; (Silva & al. 1996: 57)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 22 October 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Validation of the name by Kützing (1836: no. 1). - (24 February 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
