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Species Calothrix gracilis

Name: Calothrix gracilis Fritsch 1912

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gra’ci.lis. L. fem. adj. gracilis, thin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: KA-lo-thrix GRA-ki-lis, feminine

Valid publication: Fritsch FE. Freshwater algae. In: Anonymous NN (eds), National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 Natural History. Vol. VI. Zoology and Botany [Part 3], Printed by order of the Trustees of the Bitish Museum, London, 1912, p. 1-66.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

  • Notes:
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 Later homonym of Calothrix gracilis (Rabenhorst 1865) Wolle 1887. Publication: Wolle F. Fresh Water Algae of the United States. The Comenius Press, Bethlehem, Pa., 1887.

Parent taxon: Calothrix Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Fritsch FE. Freshwater algae. In: Anonymous NN (eds), National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 Natural History. Vol. VI. Zoology and Botany [Part 3], Printed by order of the Trustees of the Bitish Museum, London, 1912, p. 1-66.

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Record number: 33513