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Species Lyngbya shackletonii

Name: Lyngbya shackletonii corrig. West and West 1911

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: shack.le.to’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. shackletonii, named to honor Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LYN͡G-by-a s͡hakk-le-TO-ni-i, feminine

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: Porphyrosiphon shackletonii (West and West 1911) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Lyngbya shackletonii 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: 27317