Species Phormidium jenkelianum

Name: Phormidium jenkelianum Schmid 1914

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: jen.ke.li.a’num. N.L. neut. adj. jenkelianum, Ich benenne diese Cyanophycee nach meinem Freunde Friedrich Jenkel, dem Begleiter meiner botanischen Spaziergänge.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … jen-ke-li-A-num, neuter

Valid publication: Schmid G. Zur Kenntnis einiger Oscillariaceen. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1914; 32:122-130.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lyngbya jenkeliana (Schmid 1914) Hoffmann 1986

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Lyngbya jenkeliana (Schmid 1914) Hoffmann 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Phormidium jenkelianum 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 jenkelianum f. majus Vasishta 1965	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Schmid G. Zur Kenntnis einiger Oscillariaceen. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1914; 32:122-130.

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Record number: 38604

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Species Phormidium jenkelianum