Spirulina laxissima G.S.West 1907
Publication Details
Spirulina laxissima G.S.West 1907: 178, pl. 9: fig. 6
Published in: West, G.S. (1907). Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 38: 81-197.
Request PDFType 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 Glaucospira laxissima (G.S.West) Simic, Komárek & Dordevic.
Source of Synonymy
Simic, S.B., Komárek, J. & Dordevic, N.B. (2014). The confirmation of the genus Glaucospira (Cyanobacteria) and the occurrence of Glaucospira laxissima (G. S. West) comb. nova in Serbia
. Cryptogamie Algologie 35(3): 259-267.
Type Information
Type locality: near Kala, Tanzania; (West 1907: 178) Type: Cunnington; Nov. 1904; plankton; BM; slide collection (Simic, Komárek & Dordevic 2014: 262 (cf. Drouet, 1968)) Notes: Tanganyika: near Chamkaluki, no. 160; near Kala, no. 170 (INA).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Leghari et al. (2005: 155) cite the authority as Lemm. - (30 May 2007) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
"Unrevised taxa." (Komárek & Anagnostidis 2005: 140). - (24 February 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2025
