Name: Sphinctosiphon polymorphus West 1907

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.mor’phus. N.L. masc. adj. polymorphus, multiform, polymorphic

Gender: masculine

Valid publication: West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Microcystis wesenbergii f. polymorpha" (West 1907) Bourrelly 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sphinctosiphon West 1907. Publication: West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Sphinctosiphon West 1907

Assigned by: West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197.

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Record number: 18107