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Name: Cyanotrichospira Molinari and Guiry 2021

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Cy.a.no.tri.cho.spi’ra. Gr. masc. n. kyanos, a blue dye; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; Gr. fem. n. speîra, a spiral; N.L. fem. n. Cyanotrichospira, a blue hair-like spiral

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Cyanotrichospir-), ky-a-no-tri-kho-SPI-ra

Type species: Cyanotrichospira bula (McNeill 1948) Molinari and Guiry 2021

Valid publication: Molinari-Novoa EA, Guiry MD. Nomenclatural notes on algae. IV. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 2021; 183:1-10. 🇵🇪

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

  • Synonyms:
    • Name Kind
      Trichospira McNeill 1948 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
  • Notes:
    • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Trichospira McNeill 1948. Publication: McNeill E. A contribution to the knowledge of West Virginia algae. Castanea 1948; 13:1-56.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898

Assigned by: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2. 🇵🇪

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Record number: 39178