Name: Spirocoleus battersii (Gomont 1899) Silva 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Plectonema battersii Gomont 1899

Etymology: bat.ter’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. battersii, named in honor of Edward Arthur Lionel Batters, British phycologist

Pronunciation, gender: bat-TER-si-i, 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)

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudophormidium battersii (Gomont 1899) Anagnostidis 2001

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Plectonema battersii Gomont 1899	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Leptolyngbya battersii (Gomont 1899) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Pseudophormidium battersii (Gomont 1899) Anagnostidis 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Spirocoleus battersii 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 Spirocoleus.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Silva) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Silva et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Spirocoleus Möbius ex Crow 1927

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: 27910