Name: Mitcheldeania americana (Johnson 1961) Dragastan 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Cayeuxia americana Johnson 1961

Etymology: a.me.ri.ca’na. N.L. fem. adj. americana, American

Gender: feminine

Holotype: U.S. Geological Survey Algae Number a845

Valid publication: Dragastan O. Review of Tethyan Mesozoic Algae of Romania. In: Toomey DF, Nitecki MH (eds), Paleoalgology. Contemporary research and applications, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 1985, p. 101-161.

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

Taxonomic status: orphaned species

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cayeuxia americana Johnson 1961	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mitcheldeania americana 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 Mitcheldeania.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-07.

Parent taxon: Mitcheldeania Wethered 1886

Assigned by: Dragastan O. Review of Tethyan Mesozoic Algae of Romania. In: Toomey DF, Nitecki MH (eds), Paleoalgology. Contemporary research and applications, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 1985, p. 101-161.

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Record number: 53291