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Species Chamaesiphon pseudopolymorphus
Name: Chamaesiphon pseudopolymorphus Fritsch 1929
Etymology: pseu.do.po.ly.mor’phus. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; N.L. masc. adj. polymorphus, multiform, polymorphic, and specific epithet of a Chamaesiphon species; N.L. masc. adj. pseudopolymorphus, false [Chamaesiphon] polymorphus
Pronunciation, gender: pse͡u-do-po-ly-MOR-phus, masculine
Valid publication:
Fritsch FE. The encrusting algal communities of certain fast-flowing streams. New Phytologist 1929; 28:165-195. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Stichosiphon pseudopolymorphus (Fritsch 1929) Komárek 1989
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Stichosiphon pseudopolymorphus (Fritsch 1929) Komárek 1989 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Chamaesiphon pseudopolymorphus 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Chamaesiphon Braun and Grunow 1865
Assigned by:
Fritsch FE. The encrusting algal communities of certain fast-flowing streams. New Phytologist 1929; 28:165-195.
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Record number: 27991
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