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Species Nostoc spongiaeforme

Name: Nostoc spongiaeforme Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: spon.gi.ae.for’me. L. fem. n. spongia, a sponge; L. fem. n. forma, form, shape; N.L. neut. adj. spongiaeforme, sponge-shaped [probably better: spongiiforme]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: NOS-tok spon-gi-a͡e-FOR-me, neuter

Valid publication: Bornet É, Flahault C. Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France (quatrième et dernier fragment). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième Série 1886; 7:177-262.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Nostoc spongiiforme corrig. Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

  • Notes:
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Bornet É, Flahault C. Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France (quatrième et dernier fragment). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième Série 1886; 7:177-262.

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Record number: 6994

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