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Species Schizothrix cuspidata
Name: Schizothrix cuspidata (West and West 1894) West and West 1896
Basonym: Symploca cuspidata West and West 1894
Etymology: cus.pi.da.ta. L. fem. part. adj. cuspidata, made pointed
Valid publication:
West W, West GS. On some new and interesting freshwater algae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 1896; 1896:149-165. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Symplocastrum cuspidatum (West and West 1894) Forti 1907
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Symploca cuspidata West and West 1894 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Symplocastrum cuspidatum (West and West 1894) Forti 1907 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Schizothrix cuspidata 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 Schizothrix.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-07-29.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Schizothrix cuspidata var. glinkae Scheitz 1928 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Schizothrix Kützing ex Gomont 1892
Assigned by:
West W, West GS. On some new and interesting freshwater algae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 1896; 1896:149-165.
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Record number: 50868
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