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Genus Desmanthos

Name: Desmanthos Skuja 1959

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Desm.an’thos. Gr. fem. dim. n. desmis, small package or bundle; Gr. neut. n. anthos, blossom, flower; N.L. masc. n. Desmanthos, probably meaning a package of flowers [incorrectly formed: botanical tradition treats gender as masculine]

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Desmanth-), desm-AN-thos

Valid publication: Skuja H. Die Pelonematacee Desmanthos thiokrenophilum, ein Vertreter der apochromatischen Blaualgen aus Schwefelquellen. Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 1959; 52:437-444.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Desmanthos Skuja 1956

  • Notes:
    • 🧍 Later isonym of Desmanthos Skuja 1956. Publication: Skuja H. Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series IV 1956; 16:1-404.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Pelonemataceae Skuja 1956

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Skuja H. Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series IV 1956; 16:1-404.

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Record number: 51063