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Species Leptolyngbya geysericola

Name: Leptolyngbya geysericola (Copeland 1936) Anagnostidis 2001

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Phormidium geysericola Copeland 1936

Etymology: gey.se.ri’co.la. N.L. neut. n. geysirum, the Riverside Geyser; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. geysericola, dweller of the geyser (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lep-to-LYN͡G-by-a gey-se-RI-ko-la, feminine

Holotype: ATCC 23076; CCUG 48727; DSM 7119

16S rRNA gene: AF039293 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Anagnostidis K. Nomenclatural changes in cyanoprokaryotic order Oscillatoriales. Preslia, Praha 2001; 73:359-375. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Herpetosiphon geysericola (Copeland 1936) Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Leptolyngbya geysericola 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.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
    • 🧍 Name validly published under the ICNafp that is a synonym of a name validly published under the ICNP. Publication: McNeill J, Barrie FR, Buck WR, Demoulin V, Greuter W, Hawksworth DL, Herendeen PS, Knapp S, Marhold K, Prado J, et al. International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 2012.

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbya Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Assigned by: Anagnostidis K. Nomenclatural changes in cyanoprokaryotic order Oscillatoriales. Preslia, Praha 2001; 73:359-375. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 7133