Species Lyngbya penicillata

Name: Lyngbya penicillata (Gomont 1893) Hoffmann and Compère 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Phormidium penicillatum Gomont 1893

Etymology: pe.ni.cil.la’ta. N.L. fem. adj. penicillata, brush-like

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pe-ni-kil-LA-ta, feminine

Holotype: FK13-1

16S rRNA gene: KF746605 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hoffmann L, Compère P. Nomenclatural notes in the Cyanophyceae. Taxon 1990; 39:308.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Caldora penicillata (Gomont 1893) Engene et al. 2015

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Caldora penicillata (Gomont 1893) Engene et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Phormidium penicillatum Gomont 1893	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Lyngbya penicillata 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: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Lyngbya penicillata var. tripunctata Biswas 1936	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Lyngbya Agardh ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Hoffmann L, Compère P. Nomenclatural notes in the Cyanophyceae. Taxon 1990; 39:308.

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Record number: 41994

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Species Lyngbya penicillata