Name: Pseudoscytonema capitatum (Jaag 1935) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Plectonema capitatum corrig. Jaag 1935

Etymology: ca.pi.ta’tum. L. neut. adj. capitatum, having or forming a head

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-sky-to-NE-ma ka-pi-TA-tum, neuter

Valid publication: Anagnostidis K, Komarek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes - 3 - Oscillatoriales. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80, 1-4:327-472.

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

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Plectonema capitatum corrig. Jaag 1935	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym
    Plectonema capitata Jaag 1935	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling and illegitimate (ICN [Botanical Code])

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Later homotypic synonym of Plectonema jaagii Geitler 1943. Publication: McNeill J, Barrie FR, Buck WR, Demoulin V, Greuter W, Hawksworth DL, Herendeen PS, Knapp S, Marhold K, Prado J, et al. International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 2012.

Parent taxon: Pseudoscytonema Elenkin 1949

Assigned by: Anagnostidis K, Komarek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes - 3 - Oscillatoriales. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80, 1-4:327-472.

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Record number: 27155