Anabaena aphanizomenoides Forti 1911
Current name:
Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides (Forti) Zapomelová & al.
Boyd, Texas, USA; Lugols, 400x, PC - 23 August 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Anabaena aphanizomenoides Forti 1911: 4, fig. 2
Published in: Forti, A. (1911). Diagnoses myxophycearum novarum. Atti e Memorie dell'Accademia di Agricoltura, Scienze e Lettere, Arti e Commercia di Verona, Series IV 12: 3-5, 1 pl.
Request PDFType 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 Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides (Forti) Zapomelová & al..
Type Information
Type locality: Turkey: Iznik; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Forti; 25.viii.1900; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latinised), resembling the genus Aphanizomenon.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
