Species Lyngbya orientalis

Name: Lyngbya orientalis (West 1902) Compère 1974

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Phormidium orientale West 1902

Etymology: o.ri.en.ta’lis. L. fem. adj. orientalis, Eastern

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-ri-en-TA-lis, feminine

Valid publication: Compère P. Cyanophycées de la region du lac Tchad, taxons, combinaisons et noms nouveaux. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België 1974; 44:17-21.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Leptolyngbya orientalis (West 1902) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Leptolyngbya orientalis (West 1902) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Phormidium orientale West 1902	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Lyngbya orientalis 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.

Parent taxon: Lyngbya Agardh ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Compère P. Cyanophycées de la region du lac Tchad, taxons, combinaisons et noms nouveaux. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België 1974; 44:17-21.

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Record number: 42259

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Species Lyngbya orientalis