Name: Spermosira Kützing ex Frank 1886

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Sper.mo.si’ra. Gr. neut. n. sperma, seed; Gr. fem. n. seira, cord, rope; N.L. fem. n. Spermosira, a rope with seeds

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Spermosir-), sper-mo-SI-ra

Valid publication: Frank AB. Dr. Johannes Leunis Synopsis der Pflanzenkunde. Aufl. 3. Band. 3 Specielle Botanik. Kryptogamen. Hahn'sche Buchhandlung, Hannover, 1886.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Nostocaceae Eichler 1886

Assigned by: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.

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Record number: 48716
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