Phormidium proteus (Skuja) I.Umezaki & M.Watanabe 1994
Publication Details
Phormidium proteus (Skuja) I.Umezaki & M.Watanabe 1994: 196
Published in: Umezaki, I. & Watanabe, M. (1994). Enumeration of the Cyanophyta (blue-green algae) of Japan 1. Chroococcales and Oscillatoriales. Japanese Journal of Phycology 42: 175-219.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kamptonema proteus (Skuja) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda.
Basionym
Oscillatoria proteus Skuja
Type Information
Type locality: Burma: freshwater; (Skuja 1949: 48)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), early sea-god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 July 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024