Species Scytonema kaernbachii

Name: Scytonema kaernbachii Hennings 1892

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kaern.ba’chi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kaernbachii, named in honor of Ludwig Kaernbach, Polish botanist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka͡ern-BA-k^hi-i, neuter

Valid publication: Hennings P. Algae novo-guineenses. Bot. Jahrb. 1892; 15:8.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Porphyrosiphon kaernbachii (Hennings 1892) De Toni 1892

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Porphyrosiphon kaernbachii (Hennings 1892) De Toni 1892	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Scytonema kaernbachii 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 Scytonema.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-09-16.

Parent taxon: Scytonema Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Hennings P. Algae novo-guineenses. Bot. Jahrb. 1892; 15:8.

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Record number: 52030

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