Name: Schmidlea luteola (Schmidle 1901) Lauterborn 1913

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Aphanothece luteola Schmidle 1901

Etymology: lu.te’o.la. L. fem. adj. luteola, yellow

Pronunciation, gender: lu-TE-o-la, feminine

Holotype: 2530; BCRC 81028; DSM 273; Polden; SMG 273

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Valid publication: Lauterborn R. Zur Kenntnis einiger sapropelischer Schizomyceten. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift 1913; 19:97-100.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Chlorobium luteolum (Schmidle 1901) Imhoff 2003

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aphanothece luteola Schmidle 1901	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Chlorobium luteolum (Schmidle 1901) Imhoff 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pelodictyon luteolum (Schmidle 1901) Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Schmidlea Lauterborn 1913. Publication: Lauterborn R. Zur Kenntnis einiger sapropelischer Schizomyceten. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift 1913; 19:97-100.
  • ❗ Schmidlea luteola 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 Schmidlea.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Name validly published under the ICNafp that is a synonym of a name validly published under the ICNP. 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: Schmidlea Lauterborn 1913

Assigned by: Lauterborn R. Zur Kenntnis einiger sapropelischer Schizomyceten. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift 1913; 19:97-100.

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Record number: 19106