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Species Aphanizomenon elenkinii
Name: Aphanizomenon elenkinii Kisselev 1951
Etymology: e.len.ki’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. elenkinii, named in honor of Alexander Elenkin, Russian botanist
Pronunciation, gender: e-len-KI-ni-i, neuter
Valid publication:
Kisselev IA. Species nova Aphanizomenon e flum. Volhga. [New species of Aphanizomenon from river Volga.]. Botanicheskie materialy Instituta Sporovykh Rastenii Glavnogo Botanicheskogo Sada RSFSR 1951; 7:65-68. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Cuspidothrix elenkinii (Kisselev 1951) Rajaniemi et al. 2005
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Cuspidothrix elenkinii (Kisselev 1951) Rajaniemi et al. 2005 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Aphanizomenon elenkinii 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 Aphanizomenon.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-09-16.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Aphanizomenon elenkinii var. gracile Kashtanova 1955 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Aphanizomenon elenkinii f. maeoticum Pitzyk 1956 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Aphanizomenon Morren ex Bornet and Flahault 1886
Assigned by:
Kisselev IA. Species nova Aphanizomenon e flum. Volhga. [New species of Aphanizomenon from river Volga.]. Botanicheskie materialy Instituta Sporovykh Rastenii Glavnogo Botanicheskogo Sada RSFSR 1951; 7:65-68.
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Record number: 17088
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