Species Leptolyngbya badia

Name: Leptolyngbya badia Johansen and Lowe 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ba’di.a. L. fem. adj. badia, was chosen as a name for this species for its chocolate color

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lep-to-LYN͡G-by-a BA-di-a, feminine

Holotype: BRY C37684

Valid publication: Johansen JR, Olsen CE, Lowe RL, Fucíková K, Casamatta DA. Leptolyngbya species from selected seep walls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Algological Studies 2008; 126:21-36. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Trichocoleus badius (Johansen and Lowe 2008) Mühlsteinová et al. 2014

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Trichocoleus badius (Johansen and Lowe 2008) Mühlsteinová et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Leptolyngbya badia 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 Leptolyngbya.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Johansen and Lowe) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Johansen et al.).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbya Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Assigned by: Johansen JR, Olsen CE, Lowe RL, Fucíková K, Casamatta DA. Leptolyngbya species from selected seep walls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Algological Studies 2008; 126:21-36. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 6942

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Species Leptolyngbya badia