Phormidium inundatum Kütz.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Montana

• County/Municipio

  Yellowstone Co.

• City/Township

  Billings

• Locality

  on pottoms of dry alkali ponds

• Coordinates

  45.7833, -108.501

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  11322

• Georeferencing Method

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• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Josephine E. Tilden. American Algae.
642.	Phormidium inundatum Kuetz. Sp. Alg. 251. 1849.
Plant mass blue-green, membranaceous; filaments somewhat straight; sheaths thin; trich-
omes .3-5 mic. in diameter, straight or curved, not constricted at joints, straight and
briefly tapering at apex, not capitate; cells 4-8 mic. in length; transverse walls marked
by refringent granules; apical cell obtusely conical; calyptra none.
On bottoms of dried alkali ponds.
Billings, Montana.
Coll. Williams and Griffiths (1) 1 S 1898.
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Josephine E. Tilden. American Algae.
643.	Phormidium laminosum (Ag.) Gomont. Journ. de Bot. 4: 355. 1890.
Plant mass forming a dark-colored or reddish firm crust; filaments flexuose, densely
intermingled; sheaths narrow, more or less distinct; trichomes 1-1.5 mic. in diameter,
pale bluish-green, not constricted at the joints, with straight, briefly attenuated, non-
capitate apex; transverse walls not visible.
In a pool of very warm water close to a hot spring.
Near Lake Amatitlan, Guatemala, Central America.
Coll. W. A. Kellerman (no. 5053) 25 Ja 1906
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