Species Phormidium geysericola

Name: Phormidium geysericola Copeland 1936

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gey.se.ri’co.la. N.L. neut. n. geysirum, the Riverside Geyser; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. geysericola, dweller of the geyser (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^hor-MI-di-um gey-se-RI-ko-la, neuter

Holotype: ATCC 23076; CCUG 48727; DSM 7119

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF039293 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Copeland JJ. Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1936; 36:1-232.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Herpetosiphon geysericola (Copeland 1936) Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Herpetosiphon geysericola (Copeland 1936) Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Leptolyngbya geysericola (Copeland 1936) Anagnostidis 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Phormidium geysericola 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
- 🧍 Name validly published under the ICNafp that is a synonym of a name validly published under the ICNP. Publication: McNeill J, Barrie FR, Buck WR, Demoulin V, Greuter W, Hawksworth DL, Herendeen PS, Knapp S, Marhold K, Prado J, et al. International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 2012.

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Copeland JJ. Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1936; 36:1-232.

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Record number: 7134

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Species Phormidium geysericola