Lyngbya speciosa Carmichael 1833

Publication Details
Lyngbya speciosa Carmichael 1833: 371

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.

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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 Ulothrix speciosa (Carmichael) Kützing.

Type Information
Type locality: Appin, Argyll, Scotland; (Harvey 1833: 371)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), showy, splendid (Stearn 1973).

Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 January 2008

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 January 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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