Phormidium violaceum (Wallroth ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Publication Details
Phormidium violaceum (Wallroth ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 406
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
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 Microcoleus wallrothii Strunecky, Komárek & J.R.Johansen.
Basionym
Oscillatoria violacea Wallroth ex Gomont
Type Information
"Ad fenestrarum commissuras in vitro stillicidiis irrorato expansa" [ Oscillaria violacea Wallroth 1833: 18, devalidated name]; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 February 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 22 April 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024