Species Anacystis pulchra

Name: Anacystis pulchra Gardner 1927

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pul’chra. L. fem. adj. pulchra, beautiful

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-na-KYS-tis PUL-k^hra, feminine

Holotype: 1094

Valid publication: Gardner NL. New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Mem. N.Y. Bot. Garden 1927; 7:65.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Asterocapsa pulchra (Gardner 1927) Komárek 1993

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Asterocapsa pulchra (Gardner 1927) Komárek 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Anacystis pulchra 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 Anacystis.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Anacystis Meneghini 1837

Assigned by: Gardner NL. New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Mem. N.Y. Bot. Garden 1927; 7:65.

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Record number: 38151

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