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Species Geitlerinema deflexum
Name: Geitlerinema deflexum (West and West 1911) Anagnostidis 1989
Basonym: Oscillatoria deflexa West and West 1911
Etymology: de.fle’xum. L. neut. part. adj. deflexum, bent downward or aside
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … de-FLE-ksum, neuter
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)
Correct name: Anagnostidinema deflexum (West and West 1911) Strunecký et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Anagnostidinema deflexum (West and West 1911) Strunecký et al. 2017 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Phormidium deflexum (West and West 1911) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Oscillatoria deflexa West and West 1911 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Geitlerinema deflexum 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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: 26406
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