Species Calothrix genuflexa

Name: Calothrix genuflexa Philson 1939

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ge.nu.fle’xa. L. neut. n. genu, knee; L. masc. perf. part. flexus, bent; M.L. fem. part. adj. genuflexa, having a bent joint

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: KA-lo-thrix ge-nu-FLE-xa, feminine

Valid publication: Philson PJ. Freshwater algae of North and South Carolina, I. Cyanophyceae. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 1939; 55:83-116.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Calothrix Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Philson PJ. Freshwater algae of North and South Carolina, I. Cyanophyceae. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 1939; 55:83-116.

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Record number: 31942

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