Lyngbya mollis (Gomont) Compère 1974
Publication Details
Lyngbya mollis (Gomont) Compère 1974: 18
Published in: Compère, P. (1974). Cyanophycées de la region du lac Tchad, taxons, combinaisons et noms nouveaux. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België 44, No 1/2: 17-21.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phormidesmis mollis (Gomont) Turicchia, S.Ventura, Komárková & Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
Turicchia, S., Ventura, S., Komárková, J. & Komárek, J. (2009). Taxonomic evaluation of cyanobacterial microflora from alkaline marshes of northern Belize. 2. Diversity of oscillatorialean genera. Nova Hedwigia 89: 165-200, 26 figs., 1 table.
Basionym
Anabaena mollis Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: near Falaise, Calvados, France;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, pliant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 November 2007 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 04 November 2024
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025
