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Species Cyanosaccus piriformis
Name: Cyanosaccus piriformis Lukas and Golubić 1981
Etymology: pi.ri.for’mis. L. neut. n. pirum, pear; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, -like, in the shape of; N.L. masc. adj. piriformis, pear-shaped, referring to the cell shape
Pronunciation, gender: pi-ri-FOR-mis, masculine
Valid publication:
Lukas KJ, Golubić S. New endolithic Cyanophytes from the north Atlantic Ocean: I. Cyanosaccus piriformis gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Phycology 1981; 17:224-229. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cyanosaccus Lukas and Golubić 1981.
Publication:
Lukas KJ, Golubić S. New endolithic Cyanophytes from the north Atlantic Ocean: I. Cyanosaccus piriformis gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Phycology 1981; 17:224-229.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cyanosaccus Lukas and Golubić 1981.
Publication:
Lukas KJ, Golubić S. New endolithic Cyanophytes from the north Atlantic Ocean: I. Cyanosaccus piriformis gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Phycology 1981; 17:224-229.
Parent taxon: Cyanosaccus Lukas and Golubić 1981
Assigned by:
Lukas KJ, Golubić S. New endolithic Cyanophytes from the north Atlantic Ocean: I. Cyanosaccus piriformis gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Phycology 1981; 17:224-229.
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Record number: 8062
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