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Species Arthrospira major
Name: Arthrospira major (Kützing 1843) Crow 1927
Etymology: ma’jor. L. comp. masc./fem. adj. maior, larger; L. comp. fem. adj. major, larger (comp. of magnus) [probably better: maior]
Valid publication:
Crow WB. The generic characters of Arthrospira and Spirulina. Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1927; 46:139-148. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Arthrospira Stizenberger ex Gomont 1892
Assigned by:
Crow WB. The generic characters of Arthrospira and Spirulina. Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1927; 46:139-148.
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Record number: 43149
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