Lyngbya shackletonii West & G.S.West 1911

Publication Details
Lyngbya shackletonii West & G.S.West 1911: 289

Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1911). Part VII. Freshwater algae. In: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-9. Vol. 1 Biology. (Murray, J. Eds), pp. 264-298.

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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 Porphyrosiphon shackletonii (West & G.S.West) Anagnostidis & Komárek.

Type Information
Type locality: Antarctica: McMurdo Sound: Cape Royds, lake at Hut Point; (Index Nominum Algarum)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 January 2005 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 03 February 2022

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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