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Species Plectonema battersii
Name: Plectonema battersii Gomont 1899
Etymology: bat.ter’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. battersii, named in honor of Edward Arthur Lionel Batters, British phycologist
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bat-TER-si-i, neuter
Valid publication:
Gomont M. Sur quelques Oscillariées nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 1899; 46:25-41. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Pseudophormidium battersii (Gomont 1899) Anagnostidis 2001
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudophormidium battersii (Gomont 1899) Anagnostidis 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Spirocoleus battersii (Gomont 1899) Silva 1996 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Leptolyngbya battersii (Gomont 1899) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Plectonema battersii 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 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Plectonema Thuret ex Gomont 1892
Assigned by:
Gomont M. Sur quelques Oscillariées nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 1899; 46:25-41.
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Record number: 27211
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