Name: Borzia xishaensis Hua 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xi.sha.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. xishaensis, referring to Xisha, China [probably better: xishensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: BOR-zi-a xi-s͡ha-EN-sis, feminine

Holotype: AST 75-1281

Valid publication: Hua M. A new marine blue-green algae of the genus Borzia from the Xisha Islands, Guangdong Province, China. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 1981; 12:265-269.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Hormoscilla xishaensis (Hua 1981) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Hormoscilla xishaensis (Hua 1981) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Borzia xishaensis 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 Borzia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Borzia Cohn ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Hua M. A new marine blue-green algae of the genus Borzia from the Xisha Islands, Guangdong Province, China. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 1981; 12:265-269.

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Record number: 6576