Species Anabaena ambigua

Name: Anabaena ambigua Rao 1937

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: am.bi’gu.a. L. fem. adj. ambigua, fickle

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … am-BI-gu-a, feminine

Valid publication: Rao CB. The Myxophyceae of the United Provinces, India - III. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences B 1937; 6:339-375.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Wollea ambigua (Rao 1937) Singh 1942

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Wollea ambigua (Rao 1937) Singh 1942	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Anabaena ambigua is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Anabaena.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🧍 See also Rao (1937). Publication: Rao CB. The Myxophyceae of the United Provinces, India - III. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences B 1937; 6:339-375.

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: 3

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Anabaena ambigua var. limayensis" Guarrera 1995	not validly published	preferred name
Anabaena ambigua var. longispora Laloraya and Mitra 1972	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Anabaena ambigua var. unispora Sant'Anna 1991	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Anabaena Bory ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Rao CB. The Myxophyceae of the United Provinces, India - III. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences B 1937; 6:339-375.

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Record number: 7706

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Species Anabaena ambigua