Name: Rivulariopsis floccosa Woronichin 1923

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: floc.co’sa. L. fem. adj. floccosa, full of flocs

Pronunciation, gender: flok-KO-sa, feminine

Valid publication: Woronichin NN. Cyanophyceae. Algae nonnullae novae e Caucaso II. Botanicheskie Materialy Instituta Sporovykh Rastenij Glavnogo Botanicheskogo Sada R.S.F.S.R. 1923; 2:113-116.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Calothrix floccosa (Woronichin 1923) Geitler 1925

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Calothrix floccosa (Woronichin 1923) Geitler 1925	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rivulariopsis (Kirchner 1898) Woronichin 1923. Publication: Woronichin NN. Cyanophyceae. Algae nonnullae novae e Caucaso II. Botanicheskie Materialy Instituta Sporovykh Rastenij Glavnogo Botanicheskogo Sada R.S.F.S.R. 1923; 2:113-116.
  • ❗ Rivulariopsis floccosa 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 Rivulariopsis.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Rivulariopsis (Kirchner 1898) Woronichin 1923

Assigned by: Woronichin NN. Cyanophyceae. Algae nonnullae novae e Caucaso II. Botanicheskie Materialy Instituta Sporovykh Rastenij Glavnogo Botanicheskogo Sada R.S.F.S.R. 1923; 2:113-116.

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Record number: 18535