Species Microcystis ferruginea

Name: Microcystis ferruginea Wawrik 1963

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.ru.gi’ne.a. L. fem. adj. ferruginea, rust-coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fer-ru-GI-ne-a, feminine

Valid publication: Wawrik F. Planktonorganismen aus Waldviertler Fischteichen II. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1963; 106:369-377.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanogranis ferruginea (Wawrik 1963) Hindák 1982

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Dactylococcopsis ferruginea (Wawrik 1963) Hindák 1975	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Cyanogranis ferruginea (Wawrik 1963) Hindák 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Microcystis ferruginea 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Microcystis Kützing 1833

Assigned by: Wawrik F. Planktonorganismen aus Waldviertler Fischteichen II. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1963; 106:369-377.

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Record number: 16960

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