Name: Spirocoleus contortus (Lemmermann 1898) Compère 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lyngbya contorta Lemmermann 1898

Etymology: con.tor’tus. L. masc. part. adj. contortus, twisted

Gender: masculine

Valid publication: Compère P. Combinaisons nouvelles dans les Cyanophycées. Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belgique 1985; 55:487-489.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Planktolyngbya contorta (Lemmermann 1898) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lyngbya contorta Lemmermann 1898	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Planktolyngbya contorta (Lemmermann 1898) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Spirocoleus contortus 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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Spirocoleus Möbius ex Crow 1927

Assigned by: Compère P. Combinaisons nouvelles dans les Cyanophycées. Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belgique 1985; 55:487-489.

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Record number: 31474