Name: Cylindrospermopsis helicoidea Cronberg and Komárek 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: he.li.co.i’de.a. Gr. fem. n. helix, a coil, spiral; N.L. fem. adj. helicoidea, spiral shaped

Gender: feminine

Holotype: A2056

Valid publication: Cronberg G, Komarek J. Some nostocalean cyanoprokaryotes from lentic habitats of Eastern and Southern Africa. Nova Hedwigia 2004; 78:71-106.

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

Taxonomic status: orphaned species

• Notes:
  • ❗ Cylindrospermopsis helicoidea 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Cylindrospermopsis Seenayya and Subba Raju 1972

Assigned by: Cronberg G, Komarek J. Some nostocalean cyanoprokaryotes from lentic habitats of Eastern and Southern Africa. Nova Hedwigia 2004; 78:71-106.

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Record number: 29356