Species Aphanothece shiloi

Name: Aphanothece shiloi Campbell and Golubić 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: shi’lo.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. shiloi, of Shilo, named after the late microbiologist Moshe Shilo

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … S͡HI-lo-i, feminine

Holotype: Figure 13

Valid publication: Campbell SE, Golubic S. Benthic cyanophytes of Solar Lake (Sinai). Arch. Hydrobiol. Algolog. Stud. 1985; 38:311-329.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanothece shiloi (Campbell and Golubić 1985) Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Cyanothece shiloi (Campbell and Golubić 1985) Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Aphanothece shiloi 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Aphanothece Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Campbell SE, Golubic S. Benthic cyanophytes of Solar Lake (Sinai). Arch. Hydrobiol. Algolog. Stud. 1985; 38:311-329.

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Record number: 31494

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