Phormidium formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Current name:
Kamptonema formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda
Panama.Trichomes with cells mostly as long as wideDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Phormidium formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 405
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80(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 Kamptonema formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda.
Source of Synonymy
Strunecký, O., Komárek, J. & Smarda, J. (2014). Kamptonema (Microcoleaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new genus
derived from the polyphyletic Phormidium on the basis of combined molecular and cytomorphological markers. Preslia (Prague) 86: 193-207.
Basionym
Oscillatoria formosa Bory ex Gomont
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 04 September 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 October 2024
