Aphanizomenon elenkinii Kisselev 1951

Publication Details
Aphanizomenon elenkinii Kisselev 1951: 170 (as 'elenkini')

Published in: Kisselev, I.A. (1945). Aphanizomenon elenkini nov. sp. v planktone r. Volgi [Aphanizomenon elenkinii nov. sp. from the plankton of the Volga River]. Referaty nauchno-issledovatel’skikh rabot. Otdelenie biologicheskikh nauk 1941-1943: 170. [in Russian]

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Publication date: 1945

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aphanizomenon is Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cuspidothrix elenkinii (Kisselev) Rajaniem & al..

Source of Synonymy
Rajaniemi, P., Komárek, J., Hoffmann, L., Hrouzek, P., Kastocská, K. & Sivonen, K. (2005). Taxonomic consequences from the combined molecular and phenotype evaluation of selected Anabaena and Aphanizomenon strains. Algological Studies (Cyanobacterial Research 6) 117: 371–391, 12 figures, 1 table.

Type Information
Type locality: Russia: "fl. Volhgae adversum Tatjuschi et Kljutschisczi"; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 08 September 2005 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 14 June 2025

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Nomenclatural note
Illustrated in Kisselev (1951: 67, figs. 1-8). - (14 June 2025) - E.A. Molinari Novoa

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025

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