Name: Trichospira McNeill 1948

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Tri.cho.spi’ra. Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; Gr. fem. n. speîra, a coil, spiral; N.L. fem. n. Trichospira, a spiral hair

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Trichospir-), tri-kho-SPI-ra

Type species: Trichospira bula McNeill 1948

Valid publication: McNeill E. A contribution to the knowledge of West Virginia algae. Castanea 1948; 13:1-56.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanotrichospira Molinari and Guiry 2021

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: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898

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

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Record number: 18072
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