Species Leptobasis spirulina

Name: Leptobasis spirulina (Steinecke 1923) Geitler 1925

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Microchaete spirulina Steinecke 1923

Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Spirulina, a small coil

Gender: feminine

Valid publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microchaete spirulina Steinecke 1923	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-09-03.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Leptobasis spirulina var. goesingense Palik 1938	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name	in need of a replacement

Parent taxon: Leptobasis Elenkin 1915

Assigned by: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.

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Record number: 52271