Calothrix sordida Zanardini ex Kützing, nom. inval. 1849
Publication Details
Calothrix sordida Zanardini ex Kützing, nom. inval. 1849: 278
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Calothrix is Calothrix confervicola C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lyngbya sordida Gomont.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 October 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 16 November 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. Name intorduced in Zanardini (1843: 63) with no description: "E comune in Dalmazia e cresce di preferenza sopra la Conferva prolifera." Silva et al. (1996: 40) note that Gomont did not purposely by-pass Meneghini's names (Leibleinia polychroa and L. violacea); rather, he intended to make a new combination of Calothrix sordida Zanardini (1843: 63), which he thought was an earlier available name. However, that name was published without a description and is thus invalid. - (15 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025
