Name: Hassallia pulvinata Frémy 1930

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pul.vi.na’ta. L. fem. adj. pulvinata, cushion-shaped, elevated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: has-SAL-li-a pul-wi-NA-ta, feminine

Valid publication: Frémy P. Les Myxophycées de l'Afrique équatoriale française. Archives de Botanique, Mémoires 1930; 3:1-508.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Tolypothrix pulvinata (Frémy 1930) Geitler 1932

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tolypothrix pulvinata (Frémy 1930) Geitler 1932	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Hassallia pulvinata 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 Hassallia.
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Parent taxon: Hassallia Berkeley ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Frémy P. Les Myxophycées de l'Afrique équatoriale française. Archives de Botanique, Mémoires 1930; 3:1-508.

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Record number: 37349