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Species Pseudanabaena africana
Name: Pseudanabaena africana Schwabe and Simonsen 1961
Etymology: a.fri.ca’na. L. fem. adj. africana, African
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-fri-KA-na, feminine
Valid publication:
Schwabe GH, Simonsen R. Cyanophyceen und Diatomeen aus der Krateroase Wau en-Namus (Fezzan, Zentrale Sahara). Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie 1961; 46:255-268. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Arthronema africanum (Schwabe and Simonsen 1961) Komárek and Lukavský 1988
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Arthronema africanum (Schwabe and Simonsen 1961) Komárek and Lukavský 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Pseudanabaena africana 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 Pseudanabaena.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Pseudanabaena Lauterborn 1915
Assigned by:
Schwabe GH, Simonsen R. Cyanophyceen und Diatomeen aus der Krateroase Wau en-Namus (Fezzan, Zentrale Sahara). Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie 1961; 46:255-268.
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Record number: 6693
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