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Species Spirocoleus circumcretus
Name: Spirocoleus circumcretus (West 1907) Compère 1991
Basonym: Lyngbya circumcreta West 1907
Etymology: cir.cum.cre’tus. L. masc. perf. part. cretus; N.L. masc. part. adj. circumcretus, grown around
Pronunciation, gender: kir-kum-KRE-tus, masculine
Valid publication:
Compère P. Contribution à l'étude des algues du Sénégal 1. Algues du lac de Guiers et du Bas-Sénégal. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 1991; 61:171-267. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Limnolyngbya circumcreta (West 1907) Li and Li 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Planktolyngbya circumcreta (West 1907) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Limnolyngbya circumcreta (West 1907) Li and Li 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Lyngbya circumcreta West 1907 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Lyngbya lagerheimii f. circumcreta (West 1907) Pankow 1976 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank
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Notes:
- 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CHAB 4449; CHAB 5649; CHAB 5650; CHAB 5667; CHAB 5683.
- ❗ Spirocoleus circumcretus 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Spirocoleus Möbius ex Crow 1927
Assigned by:
Compère P. Contribution à l'étude des algues du Sénégal 1. Algues du lac de Guiers et du Bas-Sénégal. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 1991; 61:171-267.
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Record number: 40383
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