Name: Arthronema africanum (Schwabe and Simonsen 1961) Komárek and Lukavský 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudanabaena africana Schwabe and Simonsen 1961

Etymology: a.fri.ca’num. L. neut. adj. africanum, African

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-fri-KA-num, neuter

Valid publication: Komárek J, Lukavský J. Arthronema, a new cyanophyte genus from Afro-Asian deserts. Algological Studies 1988; 50-53:249-267.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudanabaena africana Schwabe and Simonsen 1961	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Arthronema Komárek and Lukavský 1988. Publication: Komárek J, Lukavský J. Arthronema, a new cyanophytegenus from Afro-Asian deserts. Algological Studies 1988; 50-53:249-267.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Arthronema Komárek and Lukavský 1988

Assigned by: Komárek J, Lukavský J. Arthronema, a new cyanophyte genus from Afro-Asian deserts. Algological Studies 1988; 50-53:249-267.

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Record number: 6692