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Species Aphanothece microspora

Name: Aphanothece microspora (Meneghini 1842) Rabenhorst 1863

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Microcystis microspora Meneghini 1842

Etymology: mi.cro’spo.ra. Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed; N.L. fem. adj. microspora, having small spores

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-pha-no-THE-ke mi-KRO-spo-ra, feminine

Valid publication: Rabenhorst L. Kryptogamen-Flora von Sachsen, Ober-Lausitz, Thüringen und Nord-Böhmen, mit Berücksichtigung der benachbarten Länder: erste Abtheilung: Algen im weitesten Sinne, Leber und Laubmoose. Verlag von Eduard Kummer, Leipzig, 1863.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcystis microspora Meneghini 1842

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Aphanothece microspora 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 Aphanothece.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-21.

Parent taxon: Aphanothece Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Rabenhorst L. Kryptogamen-Flora von Sachsen, Ober-Lausitz, Thüringen und Nord-Böhmen, mit Berücksichtigung der benachbarten Länder: erste Abtheilung: Algen im weitesten Sinne, Leber und Laubmoose. Verlag von Eduard Kummer, Leipzig, 1863.

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Record number: 54062