Species Coelosphaerium halophilum

Name: Coelosphaerium halophilum (Lemmermann 1899) Geitler 1925

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Coelosphaeriopsis halophila Lemmermann 1899

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lum. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. neut. adj. halophilum, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Valid publication: Geitler L. Cyanophyceae. In: Pascher AE (eds), Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz. Vol.12, Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1925, p. 1-450.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Coelosphaeriopsis halophila Lemmermann 1899

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Coelosphaeriopsis halophila Lemmermann 1899	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Coelosphaerium halophilum 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 Coelosphaerium.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-08-26.

Parent taxon: Coelosphaerium Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Geitler L. Cyanophyceae. In: Pascher AE (eds), Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz. Vol.12, Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1925, p. 1-450.

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Record number: 52038

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Species Coelosphaerium halophilum