Genus Apollinarisphaera

Name: Apollinarisphaera Claus and Nagy 1962

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: A.pol.li.na.ri.sphae’ra. L. masc./fem. adj. apollinaris, which is sacred to Apollo (also as genitive noun); Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, a globe; N.L. fem. n. Apollinarisphaera, probably meaning a sphere sacred to Apollo

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Apollinarisphaer-), a-pol-li-na-ri-SP^HA͡E-ra

Type species: Apollinarisphaera meteoricola Claus and Nagy 1962

Valid publication: Claus G, Nagy B. Taxonomical consideration of certain Incerta Sedes. The Phycological Society of America, News Bulletin 1962; 15:15-19.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Apollinarispbaera"; "Apolliuarisphaera"; "Appolinarisphaera".

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Apollinarisphaera ellipsoidea Palik 1966	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Apollinarisphaera meteoricola Claus and Nagy 1962	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: [Miscellanea, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 46344