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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Sphaerospermum aphanizomenoides

Name: Sphaerospermum aphanizomenoides (Forti 1911) Zapomělová et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Anabaena aphanizomenoides Forti 1911

Etymology: a.pha.ni.zo.me.no.i’des. N.L. neut. n. Aphanizomenon, a cyanobacterial genus; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. neut. adj. aphanizomenoides, resembling Aphanizomenon

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-pha-ni-zo-me-no-I-des, neuter

Valid publication: Zapomelova E, Jezberova J, Hrouzek P, Hisem D, Rehakova K, Komarkova J. POLYPHASIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE STRAINS OF ANABAENA RENIFORMIS AND APHANIZOMENON APHANIZOMENOIDES (CYANOBACTERIA) AND THEIR RECLASSIFICATION TO SPHAEROSPERMUM GEN. NOV. (INCL. ANABAENA KISSELEVIANA)(1). J Phycol 2009; 45:1363-1373. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides (Forti 1911) Zapomělová et al. 2010

Parent taxon: Sphaerospermum Zapomělová et al. 2009

Assigned by: Zapomelova E, Jezberova J, Hrouzek P, Hisem D, Rehakova K, Komarkova J. POLYPHASIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE STRAINS OF ANABAENA RENIFORMIS AND APHANIZOMENON APHANIZOMENOIDES (CYANOBACTERIA) AND THEIR RECLASSIFICATION TO SPHAEROSPERMUM GEN. NOV. (INCL. ANABAENA KISSELEVIANA)(1). J Phycol 2009; 45:1363-1373. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 16881
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