Species Phormidium aerugineocaeruleum

Name: Phormidium aerugineocaeruleum (Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lyngbya aerugineocaerulea Gomont 1892

Etymology: ae.ru.gi.ne.o.cae.ru’le.um. L. neut. adj. caeruleum, blue; N.L. neut. adj. aerugineocaeruleum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡e-ru-gi-ne-o-ka͡e-RU-le-um, neuter

Holotype: 1PC

16S rRNA gene: KX001786 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Anagnostidis K, Komárek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 1988; 80:327-472.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Potamolinea aerugineocaerulea (Gomont 1892) Martins and Branco 2016

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Lyngbya aerugineocaerulea Gomont 1892	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Potamolinea aerugineocaerulea (Gomont 1892) Martins and Branco 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

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

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Anagnostidis K, Komárek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 1988; 80:327-472.

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Record number: 6547

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Species Phormidium aerugineocaeruleum