Species Phormidium anomalum

Name: Phormidium anomalum corrig. Rao 1937

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.no’ma.lum. L. neut. adj. anomalum, anomalous

Gender: neuter

Valid publication: Rao CB. The Myxophyceae of the United Provinces, India - III. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences B 1937; 6:339-375.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lyngbya anomala (Rao 1937) Umezaki and Watanabe 1994

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Phormidium anomala Rao 1937	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])
Lyngbya anomala (Rao 1937) Umezaki and Watanabe 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Phormidium anomalum 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.

Subdivision:

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

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Phormidium anomalum var. majus Vasishta 1965	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Rao CB. The Myxophyceae of the United Provinces, India - III. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences B 1937; 6:339-375.

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Record number: 27950

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Species Phormidium anomalum