Species Girvanella nicholsonii

Name: Girvanella nicholsonii corrig. (Wethered 1886) Wood 1941

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Mitcheldeania nicholsonii corrig. Wethered 1886

Etymology: ni.chol.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. nicholsonii, referring to Nicholson

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gir-wa-NEL-la ni-k^hol-SO-ni-i, feminine

Valid publication: Wood A. The lower carboniferous calcareous algae Mitcheldeania Wethered and Garwoodia, gen. nov. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 1941; 53:216-226.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mitcheldeania nicholsonii corrig. Wethered 1886	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Girvanella nicholsoni (Wethered 1886) Wood 1941	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])
    Mitcheldeania nicholsoni Wethered 1886	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])

• Notes:
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Parent taxon: Girvanella Nicholson and Etheridge 1878

Assigned by: Wood A. The lower carboniferous calcareous algae Mitcheldeania Wethered and Garwoodia, gen. nov. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 1941; 53:216-226.

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Record number: 56850