Species Lyngbya aerugineocaerulea

Name: Lyngbya aerugineocaerulea Gomont 1892

Category: Species

Proposed as: nom. nov.

Etymology: ae.ru.gi.ne.o.cae.ru’le.a. L. fem. adj. caerulea, blue; N.L. fem. adj. aerugineocaerulea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡e-ru-gi-ne-o-ka͡e-RU-le-a, feminine

Holotype: 1PC

16S rRNA gene: KX001786 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Potamolinea aerugineocaerulea (Gomont 1892) Martins and Branco 2016

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Phormidium aerugineocaeruleum (Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Potamolinea aerugineocaerulea (Gomont 1892) Martins and Branco 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Lyngbya aerugineocaerulea 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 Lyngbya.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Lyngbya aerugineocaerulea var. balliaensis" Pandey and Mitra 1965	not validly published	preferred name
Lyngbya aerugineocaerulea f. calcarea Elenkin 1949	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym

Parent taxon: Lyngbya Agardh ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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Record number: 6546

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Species Lyngbya aerugineocaerulea