Name: Cayeuxia americana Johnson 1961

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.me.ri.ca’na. N.L. fem. adj. americana, American

Gender: feminine

Holotype: U.S. Geological Survey Algae Number a845

Valid publication: Johnson JH. JURASSIC ALGAE FROM THE SUBSURFACE OF THE GULF COAST. J. Paleontol. 1961; 35:147-151.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Mitcheldeania americana (Johnson 1961) Dragastan 1985

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mitcheldeania americana (Johnson 1961) Dragastan 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Cayeuxia americana 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 Cayeuxia.
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Parent taxon: Cayeuxia Frollo 1938

Assigned by: Johnson JH. JURASSIC ALGAE FROM THE SUBSURFACE OF THE GULF COAST. J. Paleontol. 1961; 35:147-151.

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Record number: 45174