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Species "Microcystis brasiliensis"
Name: "Microcystis brasiliensis" (Azevedo and Sant'Anna 2003) Rigonato et al. 2018
Basonym: Sphaerocavum brasiliense Azevedo and Sant'Anna 2003
Etymology: bra.si.li.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. brasiliensis, referring to Brasil (Brazil) [probably better: brasilensis]
Pronunciation, gender: bra-si-li-EN-sis, feminine
Nomenclatural type: SP 336724; SPC 484
Original publication:
Rigonato J, Sant' Anna CL, Giani A, Azevedo MTP, Gama WA, Viana VFL, Fiore MF, Werner VR. Sphaerocavum: a coccoid morphogenus identical to Microcystis in terms of 16S rDNA and ITS sequence phylogenies. Hydrobiologia 2018; 811:35-48. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Sphaerocavum brasiliense Azevedo and Sant'Anna 2003
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sphaerocavum brasiliense Azevedo and Sant'Anna 2003 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- 🧍 Considered not validly published. Publication does not properly cite basonym. Publication: McNeill J, Barrie FR, Buck WR, Demoulin V, Greuter W, Hawksworth DL, Herendeen PS, Knapp S, Marhold K, Prado J, et al. International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 2012.
Parent taxon: Microcystis Kützing 1833
Assigned by:
Rigonato J, Sant' Anna CL, Giani A, Azevedo MTP, Gama WA, Viana VFL, Fiore MF, Werner VR. Sphaerocavum: a coccoid morphogenus identical to Microcystis in terms of 16S rDNA and ITS sequence phylogenies. Hydrobiologia 2018; 811:35-48.
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Record number: 51258
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