Species Phormidium westii

Name: Phormidium westii Kufferath 1929

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wes’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. westii, named in honor of William West, English pharmacist and botanist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^hor-MI-di-um WES-ti-i, neuter

Valid publication: Kufferath H. Algues et protistes muscicoles, corticoles et terrestres récoltés sur la montagne de Barba (Costa Rica). Annales de Cryptogamie Exotique 1929; 2:23-52.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Romeria westii (Kufferath 1929) Anagnostidis 2001

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Romeria westii (Kufferath 1929) Anagnostidis 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Phormidium westii 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: Kufferath H. Algues et protistes muscicoles, corticoles et terrestres récoltés sur la montagne de Barba (Costa Rica). Annales de Cryptogamie Exotique 1929; 2:23-52.

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Record number: 27550

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Species Phormidium westii