Spirulina jenneri (Gomont) Geitler 1925

Current name: Arthrospira jenneri Stizenberger ex Gomont
Yardley Chase, Northampton, UK. On wet leaves. - 03 May 2009. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Spirulina jenneri (Gomont) Geitler 1925: 344

Published in: Geitler, L. (1925). Cyanophyceae. In: Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz. Bd 12.. (Pascher, A. Eds), pp. 1-458. Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirulina is Spirulina major Kützing ex Gomont.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Arthrospira jenneri Stizenberger ex 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
Arthrospira jenneri Stizenberger ex Gomont

Type Information
Type locality: England; France; Germany; Italy ; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 March 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Day et al. (1995: 209) record this species as a currently accepted name with Arthrospira jenneri (Hassall) Sitzenberger as a synonym. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025