Species Chlorogloea fritschii

Name: Chlorogloea fritschii Mitra 1950

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: frit’schi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. fritschii, named in honor of the British botanist Felix Eugen Fritsch

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hlo-ro-GLO͡E-a FRIT-s͡hi-i, feminine

Holotype: Universitatis Allahabadensis no. Al. 14

Valid publication: Mitra J. Two new algae from Indian soils. Annals of Botany New Series 1950; 14:457-463.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Chlorogloeopsis fritschii (Mitra 1950) Mitra and Pandey 1967

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Chlorogloeopsis fritschii (Mitra 1950) Mitra and Pandey 1967	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Nostoc fritschii (Mitra 1950) Schwabe and El Ayouty 1966	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Chlorogloea fritschii 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 Chlorogloea.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 26 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Chlorogloea Wille 1900

Assigned by: Mitra J. Two new algae from Indian soils. Annals of Botany New Series 1950; 14:457-463.

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Record number: 6677

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