Phormidium subsalsum Gomont 1899
Publication Details
Phormidium subsalsum Gomont 1899: 38, pl. I: figs 15, 16
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 Microcoleus subsalsus (Gomont) Strunecky, Komárek & J.R.Johansen.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. aquas subsalsas ad Alstahaug Norvegiae (Foslie !)." [Norway: Alstahaug]; (Gomont 1899: 39) Type: Foslie; (Gomont 1899: 39)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 19 November 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 25 June 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 June 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
