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Species Geitlerinema splendidum
Name: Geitlerinema splendidum (Greville ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis 1989
Basonym: Oscillatoria splendida Greville ex Gomont 1892
Etymology: splen’di.dum. L. neut. adj. splendidum, splendid
Pronunciation, gender: SPLEN-di-dum, 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)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Phormidium splendidum (Greville ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Oscillatoria splendida Greville ex Gomont 1892 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Porphyrosiphon splendidus (Greville ex Gomont 1892) Drouet 1968 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Geitlerinema (Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988) Anagnostidis 1989.
Publication:
Anagnostidis K. Geitlerinema, a new genus of oscillatorialean cyanophytes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 1989; 164:33-46.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Geitlerinema (Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988) Anagnostidis 1989.
Publication:
Anagnostidis K. Geitlerinema, a new genus of oscillatorialean cyanophytes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 1989; 164:33-46.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Geitlerinema splendidum var. attenuatum (West and West 1896) Umezaki and Watanabe 1994 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Geitlerinema splendidum var. truncatum (Emoto and Hirose 1940) Umezaki and Watanabe 1994 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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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: 6574
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