Species Phormidium corallyticum

Name: Phormidium corallyticum Rützler and Santavy 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.ral.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. corallyticum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-ral-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Valid publication: Rützler K, Santavy D. The black band disease of Atlantic reef corals, I. Description of a cyanophyte pathogen. Marine Ecology 1983; 4:301-319.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Roseofilum corallyticum (Rützler and Santavy 1983) Casamatta et al. 2012

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Roseofilum corallyticum (Rützler and Santavy 1983) Casamatta et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Phormidium corallyticum 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Rützler K, Santavy D. The black band disease of Atlantic reef corals, I. Description of a cyanophyte pathogen. Marine Ecology 1983; 4:301-319.

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Record number: 7027

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Species Phormidium corallyticum