Calothrix brevissima G.S.West, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 180, t. 10, f. 8. 1907; Desikachary, Cyanophyta 533, t. 114, f. 1. 1959.
var. brevissima Distribution : Andhra Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
var. moniliforme S.L.Ghose, J. Burma Res. Soc. 17: 242, t. 2, f. 13. 1927; Desikachary, Cyanophyta 533, t. 112, f. 8. 1959. Distribution : Andaman & Nicobar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
