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Name: Plectonema andinum Schwabe 1960

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: an.di’num. L. neut. adj. andinum, probably pertaining to the Andes mountains

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: plek-to-NE-ma an-DI-num, neuter

Valid publication: Schwabe GH. Zur Morphologie und Oekologie einiger Plectonema-Arten. Nova Hedwigia 1960; 2:243-268.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Leptolyngbya andina (Schwabe 1960) Anagnostidis 2001

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Plectonema andinum 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 Plectonema.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Plectonema Thuret ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Schwabe GH. Zur Morphologie und Oekologie einiger Plectonema-Arten. Nova Hedwigia 1960; 2:243-268.

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Record number: 27503