Species Lyngbya pseudospirulina

Name: Lyngbya pseudospirulina Pascher 1925

Category: Species

Proposed as: nom. nov.

Etymology: pseu.do.spi.ru.li’na. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; N.L. fem. dim. n. Spirulina, a cyanobacterial genus; N.L. fem. dim. n. pseudospirulina, a false Spirulina

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LYN͡G-by-a pse͡u-do-spi-ru-LI-na, feminine

Valid publication: Geitler L. Cyanophyceae. In: Pascher A (eds), Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz, Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1925, p. 1-450.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Limnothrix pseudospirulina (Pascher 1925) Anagnostidis 2001

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Limnothrix pseudospirulina (Pascher 1925) Anagnostidis 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Lyngbya pseudospirulina 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: Geitler L. Cyanophyceae. In: Pascher A (eds), Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz, Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1925, p. 1-450.

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Record number: 27530

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Species Lyngbya pseudospirulina