Species Merismopedia major

Name: Merismopedia major Kützing 1849

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma’jor. L. comp. masc./fem. adj. maior, larger; L. comp. fem. adj. major, larger (comp. of magnus) [probably better: maior]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MA-jor, feminine

Valid publication: Kützing FT. Species algarum. F.A. Brockhaus, Lipsiae, 1849.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Merismopedia thermalis var. major (Kützing 1849) Rabenhorst 1865

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Merismopedia thermalis var. major (Kützing 1849) Rabenhorst 1865	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

Notes:
- ❗ Merismopedia major 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 Merismopedia.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-28.

Parent taxon: Merismopedia Meyen 1839

Assigned by: Kützing FT. Species algarum. F.A. Brockhaus, Lipsiae, 1849.

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Record number: 54237

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