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Name: Pleurocapsa muralis Lagerheim 1893

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.ra’lis. L. fem. adj. muralis, of a wall

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ple͡u-ro-KAP-sa mu-RA-lis, feminine

Holotype: BISH 755078; HA8275-LM2

16S rRNA gene: KU574617 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Wittrock V, Nordstedt CFO. Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue scandinavicae quas adjectis chlorophyllaceis et phycochromaceis distribuerunt - Fasc. 22, 23, 24 & 25. Botaniska Notiser 1893; 1893:185-200.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Chroococcidiopsis muralis (Lagerheim 1893) Miscoe and Johansen 2016

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Pleurocapsa muralis 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.
    • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Lagerheim) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Wittrock and Nordstedt).
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pleurocapsa Thuret 1885

Assigned by: Wittrock V, Nordstedt CFO. Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue scandinavicae quas adjectis chlorophyllaceis et phycochromaceis distribuerunt - Fasc. 22, 23, 24 & 25. Botaniska Notiser 1893; 1893:185-200.

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Record number: 29505