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Species Plectonema crispatum
Name: Plectonema crispatum Playfair 1915
Etymology: cris.pa’tum. L. neut. part. adj. crispatum, curled, crisped
Valid publication:
Playfair GI. Freshwater algae of the Lismore District: with an appendix on the algal fungi and Schizomycetes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1915; 40(Part II No. 158):310-362. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Leptolyngbya crispata (Playfair 1915) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Leptolyngbya crispata (Playfair 1915) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Plectonema crispatum 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:
Playfair GI. Freshwater algae of the Lismore District: with an appendix on the algal fungi and Schizomycetes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1915; 40(Part II No. 158):310-362.
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Record number: 27217
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