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Species Leptolyngbya geysericola
Name: Leptolyngbya geysericola (Copeland 1936) Anagnostidis 2001
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, gender: gey-se-RI-ko-la, feminine
Holotype: ATCC 23076; CCUG 48727; DSM 7119
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF039293
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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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Herpetosiphon geysericola (Copeland 1936) Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Phormidium geysericola Copeland 1936 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), basonym of name in Approved Lists
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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 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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
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