Species Phormidium carotinosum

Name: Phormidium carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Oscillatoria carotinosa Geitler 1956

Etymology: ca.ro.ti.no’sum. N.L. neut. adj. carotinosum, full of carotenes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-ro-ti-NO-sum, neuter

Holotype: JR21; MK72; MK80; P013

16S rRNA gene: KT315945 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Anagnostidis K, Komarek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes - 3 - Oscillatoriales. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80, 1-4:327-472.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Anagnostidinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Strunecký et al. 2017

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Geitlerinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Anagnostidis 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Oscillatoria carotinosa Geitler 1956	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Anagnostidinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Strunecký et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Phormidium carotinosum 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, Komarek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes - 3 - Oscillatoriales. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80, 1-4:327-472.

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Species Phormidium carotinosum