Anabaena sphaerica f. tenuis G.S.West 1907
Publication Details
Anabaena sphaerica f. tenuis G.S.West 1907: 171
Published in: West, G.S. (1907). Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 38: 81-197.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Anabaena is Anabaena oscillarioides Bory ex Bornet & Flahault .
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 March 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 21 August 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Occasionally incorrectly cited as "var. tenuis G.S.West". - (21 August 2019) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Thomazeau et al. (2010: 577) propose that A. sphaerica and S. sphaerica var. tenuis should be assigned to two separate genera closely phylogenetically related to the Cylindrospermopsis cluster (including Raphidiopsis). - (30 August 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 June 2025
