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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Microcystis montigena

Name: Microcystis montigena Hoffmann 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: nom. nov.

Etymology: mon.ti’ge.na. L. fem. adj. montigena, mountain-born

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-KYS-tis mon-TI-ge-na, feminine

Valid publication: Hoffmann L. Cyanophycées aériennes et subaériennes du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 1986; 56:77-127.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Microcystis Kützing 1833

Assigned by: Hoffmann L. Cyanophycées aériennes et subaériennes du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 1986; 56:77-127.

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Record number: 40502

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