Name: Aphanizomenon ovalisporum Forti 1911

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.va.li’spo.rum. L. masc./fem. adj. ovalis, oval; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed, a spore; N.L. neut. adj. ovalisporum, having oval spores

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-p^ha-ni-ZO-me-non o-wa-LI-spo-rum, neuter

Holotype: AWQC APH035D

Valid publication: Forti A. Diagnoses myxophycearum novarum. Atti e Memorie dell'Accademia di Agricoltura, Scienze e Lettere, Arti e Commercia di Verona, Series IV 1911; 12:3-5.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Umezakia ovalisporum (Forti 1911) McGregor et al. 2023

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Umezakia ovalisporum (Forti 1911) McGregor et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Chrysosporum ovalisporum (Forti 1911) Zapomelová et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aphanizomenon ovalisporum 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 53 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aphanizomenon ovalisporum f. brevicellum Ulomsky 1956	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Aphanizomenon ovalisporum f. oblongum Ulomsky 1956	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Aphanizomenon Morren ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Forti A. Diagnoses myxophycearum novarum. Atti e Memorie dell'Accademia di Agricoltura, Scienze e Lettere, Arti e Commercia di Verona, Series IV 1911; 12:3-5.

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Record number: 6875