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Name: Pleurocapsa brevissima (Ercegović 1932) Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Scopulonema brevissimum Ercegović 1932

Etymology: bre.vis’si.ma. L. sup. fem. adj. brevissima, the shortest

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ple͡u-ro-KAP-sa bre-WIS-si-ma, feminine

Valid publication: Komárek J, Anagnostidis K. Nomenclatural novelties in chroococcalean cyanoprokaryotes. Preslia, Praha 1995; 67:15-23.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Scopulonema brevissimum Ercegović 1932

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

Parent taxon: Pleurocapsa Thuret 1885

Assigned by: Komárek J, Anagnostidis K. Nomenclatural novelties in chroococcalean cyanoprokaryotes. Preslia, Praha 1995; 67:15-23.

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Record number: 27607