Species Spirocoleus lagerheimii

Name: Spirocoleus lagerheimii (Gomont ex Gomont 1892) Möbius ex Crow 1927

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Lyngbya lagerheimii Gomont ex Gomont 1892

Etymology: la.ger.hei’mi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. lagerheimii, named in honor of Nils Gustaf Lagerheim, Swedish botanist, mycologist, and phycologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spi-ro-KO-le-us la-ger-HE͡I-mi-i, masculine

Valid publication: Crow WB. The generic characters of Arthrospira and Spirulina. Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1927; 46:139-148.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Leptolyngbya lagerheimii (Gomont ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lyngbya lagerheimii Gomont ex Gomont 1892	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Leptolyngbya lagerheimii (Gomont ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Lyngbya lagerheimii" (Möbius 1889) Gomont 1890	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Spirocoleus lagerheimii" Möbius 1889	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Spirocoleus Möbius ex Crow 1927. Publication: Crow WB. The generic characters of Arthrospira and Spirulina. Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1927; 46:139-148.
  • ❗ Spirocoleus lagerheimii 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Spirocoleus lagerheimii Möbius ex Crow 1927 should have been based on Lyngbya lagerheimii Gomont ex Gomont 1892 as basonym. Publication: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

Parent taxon: Spirocoleus Möbius ex Crow 1927

Assigned by: Crow WB. The generic characters of Arthrospira and Spirulina. Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1927; 46:139-148.

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Record number: 20429