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Species Arthrospira gomontiana
Name: Arthrospira gomontiana Setchell 1895
Etymology: go.mon.ti.a’na. N.L. fem. adj. gomontiana, named in honor of Maurice Gomont, French botanist
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … go-mon-ti-A-na, feminine
Valid publication:
Setchell WA. Notes on some Cyanophyceae of New England. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 1895; 22:424-431. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Spirulina gomontiana (Setchell 1895) Geitler 1925
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Spirulina gomontiana (Setchell 1895) Geitler 1925 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) "Oscillatoria gomontiana" (Setchell 1895) Tracanna 1985 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- ❗ Arthrospira gomontiana 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Arthrospira gomontiana var. crassa (Gupta 1956) Desikachary 1959 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Arthrospira Stizenberger ex Gomont 1892
Assigned by:
Setchell WA. Notes on some Cyanophyceae of New England. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 1895; 22:424-431.
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Record number: 40752
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