Species Aphanocapsa membranacea

Name: Aphanocapsa membranacea Rabenhorst 1865

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mem.bra.na’ce.a. L. fem. n. membrana, membrane; L. fem. adj. membranacea, membrane-like

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-p^ha-no-KAP-sa mem-bra-NA-ke-a, feminine

Valid publication: Rabenhorst L. Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio II. Algas phycochromaceas complectens. Apud Eduardum Kummerum, Lipsiae, 1865.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gloeothece membranacea (Rabenhorst 1865) Bornet 1892

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Gloeothece membranacea (Rabenhorst 1865) Bornet 1892	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Aphanothece membranacea (Rabenhorst 1865) Bornet 1891	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

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

Parent taxon: Aphanocapsa Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Rabenhorst L. Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio II. Algas phycochromaceas complectens. Apud Eduardum Kummerum, Lipsiae, 1865.

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Record number: 6737

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Species Aphanocapsa membranacea