Species ***Phormidium* *mucicola***

Name: Phormidium mucicola Naumann and Huber-Pestalozzi 1929

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.ci’co.la. L. masc. n. mucus, slime; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. mucicola, dweller of slime (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mu-KI-ko-la, neuter

Valid publication: Huber-Pestalozzi G, Naumann E. Phormidium mucicola Naumann et Huber, ein Epibiont in der Gallerte pflanzlicher und tierischer Planktonorganismen. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1929; 47:67-76.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Pseudanabaena mucicola" (Naumann and Huber-Pestalozzi 1929) Bourrelly 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Naumann and Huber Pestalozzi) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Huber Pestalozzi and Naumann).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Phormidium mucicola f. crassum Skuja 1948	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
Phormidium mucicola f. elongatum Muzafarov 1959	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Phormidium mucicola f. roseum Skuja 1956	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Huber-Pestalozzi G, Naumann E. Phormidium mucicola Naumann et Huber, ein Epibiont in der Gallerte pflanzlicher und tierischer Planktonorganismen. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1929; 47:67-76.

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Record number: 6813

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Species Phormidium mucicola

Species ***Phormidium* *mucicola***