Species Phormidium lumbricale

Name: Phormidium lumbricale Johansen and Casamatta 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lum.bri.ca’le. L. masc. n. lumbricus, intestinal worm; N.L. neut. adj. lumbricale, worm-shaped

Gender: neuter

Holotype: BRY C37699; UTCC 476

16S rRNA gene: AF218375 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Johansen JR, Casamatta DA. Recognizing cyanobacterial diversity through adoption of a new species paradigm. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:71-93. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Laspinema lumbricale (Johansen and Casamatta 2005) Heidari and Hauer 2018

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Laspinema lumbricale (Johansen and Casamatta 2005) Heidari and Hauer 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Phormidium lumbricale 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.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Johansen and Casamatta) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Casamatta et al.).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Johansen JR, Casamatta DA. Recognizing cyanobacterial diversity through adoption of a new species paradigm. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:71-93. 🇺🇸

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Species Phormidium lumbricale