Species Aphanothece packardii

Name: Aphanothece packardii (Farlow 1907) ex Setchell 1917

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: pac.kar’di.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. packardii, probably named in honor of Packard

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-p^ha-no-T^HE-ke pak-KAR-di-i, feminine

Valid publication: Daniels LL. On the flora of Great Salt Lake. American Naturalist 1917; 51:499-506.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcystis packardii (Farlow 1907) ex Tilden 1910

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Polycystis packardii" Farlow 1879	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Microcystis packardii (Farlow 1907) ex Tilden 1910	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Aphanothece packardii 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.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Setchell) deliberately differs from the author of the publication (Daniels).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-07-23.

Parent taxon: Aphanothece Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Daniels LL. On the flora of Great Salt Lake. American Naturalist 1917; 51:499-506.

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Record number: 50377

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