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Species Dolichospermum spiroides
Name: Dolichospermum spiroides (Klebahn 1895) Wacklin et al. 2009
Basonym: Anabaena spiroides Klebahn 1895
Etymology: spi.ro.i’des. Gr. fem. n. speîra, a coil; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. neut. adj. spiroides, resembling a coil
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … spi-ro-I-des, 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 spiroides Klebahn 1895 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: 6730
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