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Species Schizothrix simmonsiae

Name: Schizothrix simmonsiae Collins 1900

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sim.mon’si.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. simmonsiae, named in honor of Mrs. W. C. Simmons

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: SKHI-zo-thrix sim-MON-si-a͡e, feminine

Valid publication: Collins FS. Schizothrix simmonsiae Collins ms. In: Collins FS, Holden I, Setchell WA (eds), Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America 1900. Fascicle XIV-XVI, Nos. 651-800, Unknown Publisher, Malden, Massachusetts, 1900, p. 707.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lyngbya simmonsiae (Collins 1900) Drouet 1939

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Schizothrix simmonsiae 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Schizothrix Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Collins FS. Schizothrix simmonsiae Collins ms. In: Collins FS, Holden I, Setchell WA (eds), Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America 1900. Fascicle XIV-XVI, Nos. 651-800, Unknown Publisher, Malden, Massachusetts, 1900, p. 707.

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Record number: 47415