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Species Aphanothece excentrica
Name: Aphanothece excentrica Lemes da Silva et al. 2010
Etymology: ex.cen’tri.ca. N.L. fem. adj. excentrica, The specifi c epithet refers to individual sheath in some cells which is asymmetrical, out of cell center, i.e., eccentric.
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … eks-KEN-tri-ka, feminine
Valid publication:
Lemes da Silva NM, Zanini B, LH, Necchi Jr O. New aerophytic morphospecies of Cyanobacteria from tropical forest fragments in northwestern Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Acta Botanica Brasiliensis 2010; 24:916-923. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Aphanothece Nägeli 1849
Assigned by:
Lemes da Silva NM, Zanini B, LH, Necchi Jr O. New aerophytic morphospecies of Cyanobacteria from tropical forest fragments in northwestern Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Acta Botanica Brasiliensis 2010; 24:916-923. 🇧🇷
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Record number: 37475
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