Name: Pseudospelaeopogon lucifugus (Borzì 1917) Elenkin 1949

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Spelaeopogon lucifugus Borzì 1917

Etymology: lu.ci’fu.gus. L. masc. adj. lucifugus, avoiding the light of day

Pronunciation, gender: lu-KI-fu-gus, masculine

Valid publication: Elenkin AA. Monographia algarum Cyanophycearum aquidulcium et terrestrium in finibus URSS inventarum. Pars specialis (Systematica), Fasc. II. III. Hormogoneae (Geitl.) Elenk. Sumptibus Academiae Scientarum URSS, Mosqua & Leningrad, 1949.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Spelaeopogon lucifugus Borzì 1917

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Spelaeopogon lucifugus Borzì 1917	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudospelaeopogon Elenkin 1949. Publication: Elenkin AA. Monographia algarum Cyanophycearum aquidulcium et terrestrium in finibus URSS inventarum. Pars specialis (Systematica), Fasc. II. III. Hormogoneae (Geitl.) Elenk. Sumptibus Academiae Scientarum URSS, Mosqua & Leningrad, 1949.
  • ❗ Pseudospelaeopogon lucifugus 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 Pseudospelaeopogon.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pseudospelaeopogon Elenkin 1949

Assigned by: Elenkin AA. Monographia algarum Cyanophycearum aquidulcium et terrestrium in finibus URSS inventarum. Pars specialis (Systematica), Fasc. II. III. Hormogoneae (Geitl.) Elenk. Sumptibus Academiae Scientarum URSS, Mosqua & Leningrad, 1949.

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Record number: 3422