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Species Anabaena ambigua

Name: Anabaena ambigua Rao 1937

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-na-BA͡E-na 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

  • 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 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 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

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