Name: Oscillatoria subbrevis f. major West 1907

Category: Form

Proposed as: new form

Etymology: ma’jor. L. comp. masc./fem. adj. maior, larger; L. comp. fem. adj. major, larger (comp. of magnus) [probably better: maior]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MA-jor, feminine

Valid publication: West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Oscillatoria subbrevis var. major (West 1907) Umezaki and Watanabe 1994

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oscillatoria subbrevis var. major (West 1907) Umezaki and Watanabe 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Oscillatoria subbrevis f. major is the correct name instead if this form is regarded as a separate form (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another form whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Oscillatoria subbrevis within a separate genus Oscillatoria.

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria subbrevis Schmidle 1901

Assigned by: West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197.

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Record number: 36836