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Species Arthrospira tenuissima
Name: Arthrospira tenuissima (Kützing 1836) Crow 1927
Etymology: te.nu.is’si.ma. L. sup. fem. adj. tenuissima, the finest
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: 43959
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