Name: Sphaenosiphon minimus (Geitler 1932) Silva 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Dermocarpa minima Geitler 1932

Etymology: mi’ni.mus. L. sup. masc. adj. minimus, the smallest

Pronunciation, gender: MI-ni-mus, masculine

Valid publication: Silva PC, Basson PW, Moe RL. Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1996; 79:1-1166.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Stanieria minima (Geitler 1932) Silva and Pienaar 2000

Parent taxon: Sphaenosiphon Reinsch 1875

Assigned by: Silva PC, Basson PW, Moe RL. Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1996; 79:1-1166.

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Record number: 27909
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