Name: Clathrocystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Henfrey 1856

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphaerothrombium aeruginosum Kützing 1833

Etymology: ae.ru.gi.no’sa. L. fem. adj. aeruginosa, rusty

Pronunciation, gender: a͡e-ru-gi-NO-sa, feminine

Holotype: IAM M-247; NIES 843

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Valid publication: Henfrey A. Notes on some fresh-water confervoid algae, new to Britain. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 1856; 4:49-54.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Kützing 1849

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphaerothrombium aeruginosum Kützing 1833	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])
    Polycystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Kützing 1849	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Kützing 1849	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Diplocystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Trevisan 1848	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name
    Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Otsuka et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Micraloa aeruginosa corrig. Kützing 1833	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Clathrocystis Henfrey 1856. Publication: Henfrey A. Notes on some fresh-water confervoid algae, new to Britain. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 1856; 4:49-54.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Clathrocystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Henfrey 1856 is illegitimate because it is a homotypic synonym of a type species with a genus name that has priority. Publication: Trevisan VBA. Saggio di una monografia delle Alghe Coccotalle. coi tipi del seminario, Padova [Padua], 1848.

Parent taxon: Clathrocystis Henfrey 1856

Assigned by: Henfrey A. Notes on some fresh-water confervoid algae, new to Britain. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 1856; 4:49-54.

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Record number: 18637