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Species Dolichospermum pseudocompactum
Name: Dolichospermum pseudocompactum (Watanabe 1996) Wacklin et al. 2009
Basonym: Anabaena pseudocompacta Watanabe 1996
Etymology: pseu.do.com.pac’tum. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; L. neut. perf. part. compactum, pressed together, and specific epithet of a Dolichospermum species; N.L. neut. part. adj. pseudocompactum, false [Dolichosperumum] compactum
Pronunciation, gender: … pse͡u-do-kom-PAK-tum, neuter
Valid publication:
Wacklin P, Hoffmann L, Komárek J. Nomenclatural validation of the genetically revised cyanobacterial genus Dolichospermum (RALFS ex BORNET et FLAHAULT) comb. nova. Fottea 2009; 9:59-64. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Anabaena pseudocompacta Watanabe 1996 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Parent taxon: Dolichospermum (Ralfs ex Bornet and Flahault 1886) Wacklin et al. 2009
Assigned by:
Wacklin P, Hoffmann L, Komárek J. Nomenclatural validation of the genetically revised cyanobacterial genus Dolichospermum (RALFS ex BORNET et FLAHAULT) comb. nova. Fottea 2009; 9:59-64. 🇱🇺
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Record number: 16588
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