Name: Johannesbaptistia primaria (Gardner 1927) De Toni f. 1934

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Cyanothrix primaria Gardner 1927

Etymology: pri.ma’ri.a. L. fem. adj. primaria, distinguished

Pronunciation, gender: pri-MA-ri-a, feminine

Holotype: 830 b

Valid publication: De Toni G. Noterelle di nomenclatura algologica. I. Alcuni casi di omonimia (Missoficee). Privately published, Brescia, 1934.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Johannesbaptistia pellucida (Dickie 1874) Taylor and Drouet 1938

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Hormospora pellucida Dickie 1874	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Johannesbaptistia pellucida (Dickie 1874) Taylor and Drouet 1938	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Cyanothrix primaria Gardner 1927	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Cyanothrix gardneri f. primaria (Gardner 1927) Kisselew 1947	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Johannesbaptistia De Toni f. 1934. Publication: De Toni G. Noterelle di nomenclatura algologica. I. Alcuni casi di omonimia (Missoficee). Privately published, Brescia, 1934.
  • ⏲ According to Drouet and Daily (1956), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Johannesbaptistia pellucida (Dickie 1874) Taylor and Drouet 1938. Publication: Drouet F, Daily WA. Revision of the coccoid Myxophyceae. Butler University Botanical Studies 1956; 12:1-218.
  • ⏲ According to Drouet and Daily (1956), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Hormospora pellucida Dickie 1874. Publication: Drouet F, Daily WA. Revision of the coccoid Myxophyceae. Butler University Botanical Studies 1956; 12:1-218.
  • ❗ Johannesbaptistia primaria 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 Johannesbaptistia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-08-05.

Parent taxon: Johannesbaptistia De Toni f. 1934

Assigned by: De Toni G. Noterelle di nomenclatura algologica. I. Alcuni casi di omonimia (Missoficee). Privately published, Brescia, 1934.

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Record number: 8271