Name: Microcystis delicatissima (West and West 1912) Starmach 1966
Category: Species
Proposed as: comb. nov.
Basonym:
Aphanocapsa delicatissima West and West 1912
Etymology:
de.li.ca.tis’si.ma. L. sup. fem. adj. delicatissima , the most charming, the most tender
Pronunciation (Latin), gender:
mi-kro-KYS-tis de-li-ka-TIS-si-ma, feminine
Valid publication:
Starmach K. Flora slodkowodna Polski [Freshwater flora of Poland]. Volume 2. Cyanophyta-Sinice. Glaucophyta-Glaukofity. PAN, Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Warszawa, 1966.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status:
synonym
Correct name:
Aphanocapsa delicatissima West and West 1912
Notes:
❗ Microcystis delicatissima 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 Microcystis .
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Parent taxon:
Microcystis Kützing 1833
Assigned by:
Starmach K. Flora slodkowodna Polski [Freshwater flora of Poland]. Volume 2. Cyanophyta-Sinice. Glaucophyta-Glaukofity. PAN, Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Warszawa, 1966.
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Record number:
43882