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Species Lyngbya versicolor

Name: Lyngbya versicolor Gomont 1892

Category, proposed as: species, nom. nov.

Etymology: ver.si’co.lor. L. fem. adj. versicolor, having colors that change

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LYN͡G-by-a wer-SI-ko-lor, feminine

Valid publication: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées) deuxiéme partie -Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Porphyrosiphon versicolor (Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Lyngbya versicolor 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: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées) deuxiéme partie -Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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Record number: 15937