Anabaenopsis gangetica G.U.Nair, nom. inval. 1967

Publication Details
Anabaenopsis gangetica G.U.Nair, nom. inval. 1967: 147, 148, fig. 3

Published in: Nair, G.U. (1967). The Nostocaceae of Kanpur - II. Hydrobiologia 30(1): 145-153, 14 fig.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Anabaenopsis is Anabaenopsis elenkinii V.V.Miller.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cylindrospermopsis gangetica (G.U.Nair) Komárek.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. (2012). Nomenclatural changes in heterocytous Cyanoprokaryotes (Cyanobacteria, Cyanophytes). Fottea 12(1): 141-148.

Type Information
India: Uttar Pradesh: Ganges River, Kanpur ; (INA 1996)G.U. Nair; planktonic in river and puddles; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 June 2020

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Taxonomic notes
Invalid: lacking designated type [INA] - (02 February 2017) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Raphidiopsis gangetica (Aguilera et al., 2018: 144) ? - (03 April 2018) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 May 2025