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Species Sphaerospermopsis reniformis
Name: Sphaerospermopsis reniformis (Lemmermann 1898) Zapomělová et al. 2010
Basonym: Anabaena reniformis Lemmermann 1898
Etymology: re.ni.for’mis. L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, form; N.L. fem. adj. reniformis, shaped like a kidney
Pronunciation, gender: re-ni-FOR-mis, feminine
Valid publication:
Zapomelová E, Jezberová J, Hrouzek P, Hisem D, Reháková K, Komárková J. Nomenclatural Note: Polyphasic characterization of three strains of Anabaena reniformis and Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides (cyanobacteria) and their reclassification to Sphaerospermum gen. nov. (incl. Anabaena kisseleviana) (45: 1363-73). Journal of Phycology 2010; 46:415. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sphaerospermum reniforme (Lemmermann 1898) Zapomělová et al. 2009 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name Anabaena reniformis Lemmermann 1898 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sphaerospermopsis Zapomělová et al. 2010.
Publication:
Zapomělová E, Jezberová J, Hrouzek P, Hisem D, Řeháková K, Komárková J. Polyphasic characterisation of three strains of Anabaena reniformis and Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides (Cyanobacteria) and their reclasification to Sphaerospermum gen. nov. (incl. Anabaena kisseleviana) (45: 1363-1373). Nomenclatural note. Journal of Phycology 2010; 46:415.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sphaerospermopsis Zapomělová et al. 2010.
Publication:
Zapomělová E, Jezberová J, Hrouzek P, Hisem D, Řeháková K, Komárková J. Polyphasic characterisation of three strains of Anabaena reniformis and Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides (Cyanobacteria) and their reclasification to Sphaerospermum gen. nov. (incl. Anabaena kisseleviana) (45: 1363-1373). Nomenclatural note. Journal of Phycology 2010; 46:415.
Parent taxon: Sphaerospermopsis Zapomělová et al. 2010
Assigned by:
Zapomelová E, Jezberová J, Hrouzek P, Hisem D, Reháková K, Komárková J. Nomenclatural Note: Polyphasic characterization of three strains of Anabaena reniformis and Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides (cyanobacteria) and their reclassification to Sphaerospermum gen. nov. (incl. Anabaena kisseleviana) (45: 1363-73). Journal of Phycology 2010; 46:415.
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Record number: 7104
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