Anabaena mendotae W.Trelease 1889
Publication Details
Anabaena mendotae W.Trelease 1889: 123, pl. X: fig. 5
Published in: Trelease, W. (1889 '1888'). The "working" of the Madison Lakes. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 7: 121-129, 1 fig., 1 pl..
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Anabaena is Anabaena oscillarioides Bory ex Bornet & Flahault .
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dolichospermum mendotae (W.Trelease) Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
Wacklin, P., Hoffmann, L. & Komárek, J. (2009). Nomenclatural validation of the genetically revised cyanobacterial genus Dolichospermum (Ralfs ex Bornet et Flahault) comb. nova. Fottea 9(1): 59-64.
Type Information
Type locality: Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 May 2014
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Usage note
Harmful species - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
