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Species Coelosphaerium minutissimum
Name: Coelosphaerium minutissimum Lemmermann 1900
Etymology: mi.nu.tis’si.mum. L. neut. adj. minutissimum, the smallest
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mi-nu-TIS-si-mum, neuter
Valid publication:
Lemmermann E. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Planktonalgen. X. Diagnosen neuer Schwebalgen. Berichte der Deutschen botanischen Gesellschaft 1900; 18:306-310. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum var. minutissimum (Lemmermann 1900) Bachmann 1908
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum var. minutissimum (Lemmermann 1900) Bachmann 1908 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank
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Notes:
- ❗ Coelosphaerium minutissimum 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 2025-06-04.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Coelosphaerium minutissimum f. definitum Skuja 1964 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Coelosphaerium minutissimum var. liliaceum Kufferath 1942 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Coelosphaerium Nägeli 1849
Assigned by:
Lemmermann E. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Planktonalgen. X. Diagnosen neuer Schwebalgen. Berichte der Deutschen botanischen Gesellschaft 1900; 18:306-310.
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Record number: 38651
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