Phormidium simplicissimum (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988

Publication Details
Phormidium simplicissimum (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 (Algological Studies 50-53)(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 Oscillatoria simplicissima Gomont.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (2005). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota. Oscillatoriales. Vol. 19/2 pp. 759, 1010 figures. München: Elsevier Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.

Basionym
Oscillatoria simplicissima Gomont

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Salzburg, Austria; (Silva & al. 1996: 54) Notes: This type locality was first described by Drouet (1968: 281)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 29 April 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025