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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Asterocapsa alpina

Name: Asterocapsa alpina Cheng and Cai 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.pi’na. L. fem. adj. alpina, pertaining to the Alps

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: as-te-ro-KAP-sa al-PI-na, feminine

Holotype: SK 84826

Valid publication: Cheng Z-J, Cai H-Z. A new species of Asterocapsa Chu (Chroococcaceae). Bulletin of Botanical Research 1993; 10:55-56.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Asterocapsa Chu 1952

Assigned by: Cheng Z-J, Cai H-Z. A new species of Asterocapsa Chu (Chroococcaceae). Bulletin of Botanical Research 1993; 10:55-56.

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Record number: 43199

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