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Phormidium subfuscum Kütz. ex Gomont

  • 1. Botanical Survey of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India AJCBIBG, Botanic Garden Howrah - 711 103 (India) drpratibha 2011 @ rediffmail. com (corresponding author)

Description

Phormidium subfuscum Kütz. ex Gomont

Phycologia generalis: 195 (Kützing 1843). Tiffany & Britton, The Algae of Illinois 332, t. 90, f. 1044 (Tiffany & Britton 1952). Desikachary, Cyanophyta 273, t. 44, f. 22-23 (Desikachary 1959).

DESCRIPTION. — Trichome straight, blue-green or sometimes olive-green, not constricted at the cross-walls, generally cross-walls granulated, slightly narrow apically, sometimes sub-quadrate; end more or less briefly attenuated, capitate; end cells straight, acuteconical (Fig. 8L).

DIMENSION. — Trichome 5.4-11.0 µm broad and cells 2.1-3.9 µm long.

ENVIRONMENT & HABITAT. — Freshwater species; stagnant water; temperature 1°C.

Notes

Published as part of Gupta, Pratibha, 2021, First report of diversity of Cyanobacteria of Broknes Peninsula of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica, pp. 241-251 in Cryptogamie, Algologie 20 (15) on page 247, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2021v42a15, http://zenodo.org/record/7819309

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Oscillatoriaceae
Genus
Phormidium
Kingdom
Bacteria
Order
Nostocales
Phylum
Cyanobacteria
Species
subfuscum
Taxon rank
species

References

  • KUTZING F. T. 1843. - Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser, Part 1: i-xxxii, 1 - 142 & Part 2: 143 - 458, 1, err., pls 1 - 80.
  • TIFFANY L. H. & BRITTON M. E. 1952. - The Algae of Illinois. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Cambridge University Press, London, 397 p.
  • DESIKACHARY T. V. 1959. - Cyanophyta. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 686 p.