Cylindrospermopsis cuspis Komárek & Kling 1991
Publication Details
Cylindrospermopsis cuspis Komárek & Kling 1991: 38, figs. 11, 16: 11a-d
Published in: Komárek, J. & Kling, H. (1991). Variation in six planktonic cyanophyte genera in Lake Victoria (East Africa). Algological Studies 61: 21-45, 16 figs, 5 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cylindrospermopsis is Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Wołoszyńska) Seenayya & Subba Raju.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Raphidiopsis cuspis (Komárek & Kling) Aguilera, Berrendero Gómez, Kaštovský, Echenique & Salerno.
Source of Synonymy
Aguilera, A., Berrendero Gómez, E., Kaštovský, J., Echenique, R.O. & Salerno, G.L. (2018). The polyphasic analysis of two native Raphidiopsis isolates supports the unification of the genera Raphidiopsis and Cylindrospermopsis (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria). Phycologia 57(2): 130-146.
Type Information
Type locality: Africa: Lake Victoria; (INA 1996) Type: Fig. 11a-c: (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
