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Name: Nostoc paradoxum Welwitsch ex West and West 1897
Etymology: pa.ra.do’xum. N.L. neut. adj. paradoxum, incredible, referring to the unusual property of sporulated cells to be highly motile
Valid publication: West W, West GS. Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 1897; 35:1-7.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet and Flahault 1886
Assigned by: West W, West GS. Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 1897; 35:1-7.
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Record number: 52009