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Phormidium rotheanum var. capitatum Desikachary 1959

Publication details
Phormidium rotheanum var. capitatum Desikachary 1959: 258, pl. 45: figs 14, 15

Published in: Desikachary, T.V. (1959). Cyanophyta. pp. [i]-x, [1]-686, pls 1-139. New Delhi: Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lyngbya capitata (Desikachary) Anagnostidis

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a freshwater/terrestrial species.

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Source of current name
Anagnostidis, K. (2001). Nomenclatural changes in cyanoprokaryotic order Oscillatoriales. Preslia, Praha 73: 359-375.

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