Name: Cylindrospermopsis catemaco Komárková-Legnerová and Tavera 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.te.ma’co. N.L. neut. n. catemaco, referring to Laguna Catemaco, Mexico

Gender: feminine

Holotype: FCME PAP1640

Valid publication: Komárková-Legnerová J, Tavera R. Cyanoprokaryota (Cyanobacteria) in the phytoplankton of Lake Catemaco (Veracruz, Mexico). Arch. Hydrobiol./Algolog. Stud. 1996; 83:403-422.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Raphidiopsis catemaco (Komárková-Legnerová and Tavera 1996) Aguilera et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Raphidiopsis catemaco (Komárková-Legnerová and Tavera 1996) Aguilera et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Cylindrospermopsis catemaco 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 Cylindrospermopsis.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Cylindrospermopsis Seenayya and Subba Raju 1972

Assigned by: Komárková-Legnerová J, Tavera R. Cyanoprokaryota (Cyanobacteria) in the phytoplankton of Lake Catemaco (Veracruz, Mexico). Arch. Hydrobiol./Algolog. Stud. 1996; 83:403-422.

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Record number: 6895