Species Pelagothrix clevei

Name: Pelagothrix clevei Schmidt 1902

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: cle’ve.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. clevei, probably named in honor of Cleve

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-LA-go-t^hrix KLE-we-i, feminine

Valid publication: Ostenfeld CH, Schmidt J. Plankton fra det Røde Hav og Adenbugten (Plankton from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening 1902; 1901:141-182.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Trichodesmium clevei (Schmidt 1902) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Trichodesmium clevei (Schmidt 1902) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pelagothrix Schmidt 1902. Publication: Ostenfeld CH, Schmidt J. Plankton fra det Røde Hav og Adenbugten (Plankton from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening 1902; 1901:141-182.
  • ❗ Pelagothrix clevei 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 Pelagothrix.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Schmidt) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Ostenfeld and Schmidt).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pelagothrix Schmidt 1902

Assigned by: Ostenfeld CH, Schmidt J. Plankton fra det Røde Hav og Adenbugten (Plankton from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening 1902; 1901:141-182.

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Record number: 20379