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Species Phormidium subincrustatum

Name: Phormidium subincrustatum Fritsch and Rich 1929

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.in.crus.ta’tum. L. prep. sub, rather; L. neut. perf. part. incrustatum, covered with a crust, and epithet of a Phormidium species; N.L. neut. part. adj. subincrustatum, rather [Phormidium] incrustatum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: phor-MI-di-um sub-in-krus-TA-tum, neuter

Valid publication: Fritsch FE, Rich F. Contributions to our knowledge of freshwater algae of Africa. 7. Freshwater algae (exclusive of diatoms) from Griqualand West. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 1929; 18:1-92.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lyngbya subincrustata (Fritsch and Rich 1929) Senna 1983

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Phormidium subincrustatum 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.

Parent taxon: Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Fritsch FE, Rich F. Contributions to our knowledge of freshwater algae of Africa. 7. Freshwater algae (exclusive of diatoms) from Griqualand West. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 1929; 18:1-92.

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Record number: 41422