Name: Monocapsa stegophila Itzigsohn 1853

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ste.go’phi.la. N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, loving; N.L. fem. adj. stegophila, roof loving

Pronunciation, gender: ste-GO-p^hi-la, feminine

Valid publication: Rabenhorst L. Die Algen Sachsens. Respective Mittel-Europa’s. Exsiccata, Collection of specimens dried on paper or glass, 1848-1860, Dec. 1-100, No. 263a. C. Heinrich, Dresden, 1853.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gloeocapsa stegophila (Itzigsohn 1853) Rabenhorst 1863

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gloeocapsa stegophila (Itzigsohn 1853) Rabenhorst 1863	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Bichatia stegophila (Itzigsohn 1853) Kuntze 1891	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Monocapsa Itzigsohn 1853. Publication: Rabenhorst L. Die Algen Sachsens. Respective Mittel-Europa’s. Exsiccata, Collection of specimens dried on paper or glass, 1848-1860, Dec. 1-100, No. 263a. C. Heinrich, Dresden, 1853.
  • ❗ Monocapsa stegophila 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 Monocapsa.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Itzigsohn) deliberately differs from the author of the publication (Rabenhorst).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-11-11.

Parent taxon: Monocapsa Itzigsohn 1853

Assigned by: Rabenhorst L. Die Algen Sachsens. Respective Mittel-Europa’s. Exsiccata, Collection of specimens dried on paper or glass, 1848-1860, Dec. 1-100, No. 263a. C. Heinrich, Dresden, 1853.

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Record number: 18592