Plectonema wollei f. robustum G.S.West 1907
Publication Details
Plectonema wollei f. robustum G.S.West 1907: 173
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 Plectonema is Plectonema tomasinianum Bornet ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microseira wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) G.B.McGregor & Sendall ex Kenins.
Type Information
Type locality: Tanzania, Komba Bay; (Speziale & Dyck 1992: 704) Type: W.A. Cunnington 134; Oct. 1904; BM; Slide (Lee, Kim & Boo 1995: 704) Notes: Lake Tanganyika: floating & dredged, Komba Bay, 10.x.1904, W.A. Cunningham no. 134 (INA).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 August 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 23 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
