Phormidium gracile Lindstedt 1943
Publication Details
Phormidium gracile Lindstedt 1943: 69, 70, pl. 8: fig. 10
Published in: Lindstedt, A. (1943). Die Flora der marinen Cyanophyceen der schwedischen Westküste. pp. 1-121, 11 pls. Lund: Håkan Ohlssons Buchdruckerei. [in German]
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 Leptolyngbya gracilis (Lindstedt) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Type Information
Type locality: West coast of Sweden; (Lindstedt 1943: 70) Notes: From cultured material.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Littoral and supralittoral.
Created: 03 February 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 27 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024