Species Chamaesiphon filamentosus

Name: Chamaesiphon filamentosus corrig. Ghose 1924

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fi.la.men.to’sus. N.L. masc. adj. filamentosus, thread-like

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^ha-ma͡e-SI-p^hon fi-la-men-TO-sus, masculine

Valid publication: Ghose SL. A systematic and ecological account of a collection of blue-green algae from Lahore and Simla. Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 1924; 46:333-346.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Stichosiphon filamentosus (Ghose 1924) Geitler 1932

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Chamaesiphon filamentosa Ghose 1924	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])
Stichosiphon filamentosus (Ghose 1924) Geitler 1932	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Chamaesiphon filamentosus 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 Chamaesiphon.
- 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2024-03-19.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Chamaesiphon Braun and Grunow 1865

Assigned by: Ghose SL. A systematic and ecological account of a collection of blue-green algae from Lahore and Simla. Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 1924; 46:333-346.

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Record number: 45668

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Species Chamaesiphon filamentosus