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Species Leptolyngbya indica

Name: Leptolyngbya indica Debnath and Bhadury 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, Indian (neuter indicum also as noun)

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

Holotype: LBK; MDPB 5; VSP 6

16S rRNA gene: KY421911 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Debnath M, Singh T, Bhadury P. New records of Cyanobacterial morphotypes with Leptolyngbya indica sp. nov. from terrestrial biofilms of the Lower Gangetic Plain, India. Phytotaxa 2017; 316:101. 🇮🇳

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Khargia indica (Debnath and Bhadury 2017) Rasouli-Dogaheh et al. 2023

  • Notes:
    • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: IBRC M 5007.
    • ❗ Leptolyngbya indica 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 (Debnath and Bhadury) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Debnath et al.).
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbya Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Assigned by: Debnath M, Singh T, Bhadury P. New records of Cyanobacterial morphotypes with Leptolyngbya indica sp. nov. from terrestrial biofilms of the Lower Gangetic Plain, India. Phytotaxa 2017; 316:101. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 22711

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