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Species Anabaena subvariabilis

Name: Anabaena subvariabilis Archibald 1967

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.va.ri.a’bi.lis. L. prep. sub, rather; L. masc./fem. adj. variabilis, variable and specific epithet of an Anabaena species; N.L. fem. adj. subvariabilis, rather [Anabaena] variabilis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-na-BA͡E-na sub-wa-ri-A-bi-lis, feminine

Holotype: Figure 1-3

Valid publication: Archibald CGM. New and interesting cyanophytes from the Kowie River system in the Eastern Cape Province (South Africa). II. Nova Hedwigia 1967; 13:389-395.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Trichormus subvariabilis (Archibald 1967) Komárek and Anagnostidis 1989

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Anabaena subvariabilis 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: Archibald CGM. New and interesting cyanophytes from the Kowie River system in the Eastern Cape Province (South Africa). II. Nova Hedwigia 1967; 13:389-395.

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Record number: 27819