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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Calothrix capitata

Name: Calothrix capitata corrig. Uher 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.pi.ta’ta. L. fem. adj. capitata, having or forming a head

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-pi-TA-ta, feminine

Holotype: Figura Nostra 3; Figure 3; UHER 1999/011

Valid publication: Uher B. Morphological characterization of three subaerial Calothrix species (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria). Fottea 2007; 7:33-38.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Calothrix Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Uher B. Morphological characterization of three subaerial Calothrix species (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria). Fottea 2007; 7:33-38.

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Record number: 37487
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