Name: Asterocapsa heterospina Xiao and Cai 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: he.te.ro.spi’na. Gr. masc. adj. heteros, different; L. fem. n. spina, spine; N.L. fem. n. heterospina, having diffent kinds of spines

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: as-te-ro-KAP-sa he-te-ro-SPI-na, feminine

Holotype: NETU J880419

Valid publication: Xiao HX, Cai LG. Three new species of Cyanophyta from Jilin, China. Acta Phytotax. Sinica 2001; 39:92.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Asterocapsa Chu 1952

Assigned by: Xiao HX, Cai LG. Three new species of Cyanophyta from Jilin, China. Acta Phytotax. Sinica 2001; 39:92.

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Record number: 38544

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