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Species Lyngbya priestleyi

Name: Lyngbya priestleyi (Fritsch 1917) Senna 1983

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Phormidium priestleyi Fritsch 1917

Etymology: pries.tley’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. priestleyi, probably named in honor of Joseph Hubert Priestley, British botanist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LYN͡G-by-a pries-TLEY-i, feminine

Holotype: ANT.LG2.4

16S rRNA gene: AY493580 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Senna PAC. Nomenclatural changes in the Brazilian Nostocophyceae. Taxon 1983; 32:467.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Phormidesmis priestleyi (Fritsch 1917) Komárek et al. 2009

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Lyngbya priestleyi 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: Senna PAC. Nomenclatural changes in the Brazilian Nostocophyceae. Taxon 1983; 32:467.

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Record number: 41313