Name: Micraloa protogenita Biasoletto 1832

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.to.ge’ni.ta. Gr. masc. adj. prôtos, before; L. masc. perf. part. genitus, broght forth, produced; N.L. fem. part. adj. protogenita, produced first

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mikr-a-LO-a pro-to-GE-ni-ta, feminine

Valid publication: Biasoletto B. Di alcune Alghe microscopiche. Tipografia Weis, Trieste, 1832.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcystis protogenita (Biasoletto 1832) Rabenhorst 1865

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microcystis protogenita (Biasoletto 1832) Rabenhorst 1865	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Microhaloa protogenita" (Biasoletto 1832) Kützing 1845	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Micraloa Biasoletto 1832. Publication: Biasoletto B. Di alcune Alghe microscopiche. Tipografia Weis, Trieste, 1832.
  • ❗ Micraloa protogenita 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 Micraloa.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Micraloa Biasoletto 1832

Assigned by: Biasoletto B. Di alcune Alghe microscopiche. Tipografia Weis, Trieste, 1832.

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Record number: 18699