Species Phormidium luridum

Name: Phormidium luridum Gomont 1892

Category: Species

Proposed as: nom. nov.

Etymology: lu’ri.dum. L. neut. adj. luridum, pale yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LU-ri-dum, neuter

Holotype: BRY 37777; Lukesova 1986/6

16S rRNA gene: HM018690 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Drouetiella lurida (Gomont 1892) Mai et al. 2018

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Lyngbya lurida (Gomont 1892) Compère 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Drouetiella lurida (Gomont 1892) Mai et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Leptolyngbya lurida (Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
"Lyngbya lurida" corrig. (Gomont 1892) Bourrelly 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published
"Lyngbya luridum" (Gomont 1892) Bourrelly 1970	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- ❗ Phormidium luridum 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 23 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Phormidium luridum var. fuscum" Boresch 1922	not validly published	preferred name
Phormidium luridum f. nigrescens Frémy 1928	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Phormidium luridum f. violacescens Frémy 1928	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Phormidium luridum var. violaceum Boresch 1922	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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Record number: 7041

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Species Phormidium luridum