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Species Anabaena mucosa

Name: Anabaena mucosa Komárková-Legnerová and Eloranta 1992

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.co’sa. L. fem. adj. mucosa, slimy

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-na-BA͡E-na mu-KO-sa, feminine

Holotype: Figure 3

Valid publication: Komárková-Legnerová J, Eloranta P. Planktic blue-green algae (Cyanophyta) from Central Finland (Jyvaeskylae region) with special reference to the genus Anabaena. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Algological Studies 1992; 67:103-133.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Dolichospermum mucosum (Komárková-Legnerová and Eloranta 1992) Wacklin et al. 2009

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Anabaena mucosa 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Anabaena Bory ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Komárková-Legnerová J, Eloranta P. Planktic blue-green algae (Cyanophyta) from Central Finland (Jyvaeskylae region) with special reference to the genus Anabaena. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Algological Studies 1992; 67:103-133.

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Record number: 17008