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Species Lyngbya murrayi

Name: Lyngbya murrayi West and West 1911

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mur.ray’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. murrayi, named in honor of George Robert Milne Murray, Scottish botanist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LYN͡G-by-a mur-RAY-i, feminine

Holotype: BRNM 2334HY; KGI28

16S rRNA gene: HQ873481 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: West W, West GS. Part VII. Freshwater algae. In: Murray J (eds), British Antarctic Expedition 1907-9. Vol. 1 Biology, William Heinemann, London, 1911, p. 264-298.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Wilmottia murrayi (West and West 1911) Strunecký et al. 2011

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Lyngbya murrayi 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lyngbya Agardh ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: West W, West GS. Part VII. Freshwater algae. In: Murray J (eds), British Antarctic Expedition 1907-9. Vol. 1 Biology, William Heinemann, London, 1911, p. 264-298.

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Record number: 7046