Species Geitlerinema carotinosum

Name: Geitlerinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Anagnostidis 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Oscillatoria carotinosa Geitler 1956

Etymology: ca.ro.ti.no’sum. N.L. neut. adj. carotinosum, probably meaning rich in carotene

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge͡i-tle-ri-NE-ma ka-ro-ti-NO-sum, neuter

Holotype: JR21; MK72; MK80; P013

16S rRNA gene: KT315945 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Anagnostidis K. Geitlerinema, a new genus of oscillatorialean cyanophytes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 1989; 164:33-46.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Anagnostidinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Strunecký et al. 2017

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Phormidium carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Oscillatoria carotinosa Geitler 1956	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Anagnostidinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Strunecký et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Geitlerinema carotinosum 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 Geitlerinema.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Geitlerinema (Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988) Anagnostidis 1989

Assigned by: Anagnostidis K. Geitlerinema, a new genus of oscillatorialean cyanophytes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 1989; 164:33-46.

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Record number: 6915

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Species Geitlerinema carotinosum