Name: Cyanobium virgarosea (Chang 1980) Komárek et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Synechococcus virgarosea Chang 1980

Etymology: vir.ga.ro’se.a. L. fem. n. virga, twig; L. masc. adj. roseus, red; N.L. fem. n. virgarosea, a red twig (sic) [probably better: roseivirga]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ky-a-NO-bi-um wir-ga-RO-se-a, neuter

Valid publication: Komárek J, Kopecký J, Cepák V. Generic characters of the simplest cyanoprokaryotes Cyanobium, Cyanobacterium and Synechococcus. Cryptogamie Algologie 1999; 20:209-222. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Synechococcus virgarosea Chang 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Cyanobium Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 1983

Assigned by: Komárek J, Kopecký J, Cepák V. Generic characters of the simplest cyanoprokaryotes Cyanobium, Cyanobacterium and Synechococcus. Cryptogamie Algologie 1999; 20:209-222. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 29810