Plectonema flexuosum N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Plectonema flexuosum N.L.Gardner 1927: 47, pl. 10: fig. 90
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 7: 1-144, pls. 1-23.
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 Pseudophormidium flexuosum (N.L.Gardner) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Rico: Coamo Springs; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Wille; 272b; on soil in woods; NY; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1973).
Created: 16 September 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 19 December 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
