Species Oscillatoria zahidii

Name: Oscillatoria zahidii Faridi and Khalil 1974

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: za.hi’di.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. zahidii, referring to Zahid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … za-HI-di-i, feminine

Holotype: T-104

Valid publication: Faridi MAF, Khalil Z. A new species of Oscillatoria (Cyanophyceae) Pakistan. Biologia (Pakistan) 1974; 20:65.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Planktothrix zahidii (Faridi and Khalil 1974) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Planktothrix zahidii (Faridi and Khalil 1974) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Oscillatoria zahidii 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 Oscillatoria.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Faridi MAF, Khalil Z. A new species of Oscillatoria (Cyanophyceae) Pakistan. Biologia (Pakistan) 1974; 20:65.

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Record number: 7060

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