Species Arthrospira curta

Name: Arthrospira curta Lemmermann 1908

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cur’ta. L. fem. adj. curta, short

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KUR-ta, feminine

Valid publication: Lemmermann E. Algologische Beiträge VI. Archiv für Hydrobiologie und Planktonkunde 1908; 4:165-192.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Borzia curta (Lemmermann 1908) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Borzia curta (Lemmermann 1908) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Spirulina curta (Lemmermann 1908) Geitler 1925	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Arthrospira curta 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 Arthrospira.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Arthrospira Stizenberger ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Lemmermann E. Algologische Beiträge VI. Archiv für Hydrobiologie und Planktonkunde 1908; 4:165-192.

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Record number: 27174

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