Phormidium ectocarpi Gomont 1899
Publication Details
Phormidium ectocarpi Gomont 1899: 37, pl. I/1: fig. 13
Published in: Gomont, M. (1899). Sur quelques Oscillariées nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 46: 25-41, 1 pl.
Request PDFType 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 Leptolyngbya ectocarpi (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80 (Algological Studies 50-53)(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab., Ectocarpos vel limum obducens, oras maritimas Angliae prope Plymouth (Batters!)." [England: near Plymouth]; (Gomont 1899: 37) Type: Batters;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 November 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 May 2014
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Taxonomic note
According to Whitton (in John 2002), Leptolyngbya ectocarpi is a synonym of this species. - (11 July 2012) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Marine; epiphytic or on sediments (Whitton in John et al. 2002). - (06 July 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
