Name: Spirocoleus tenuis (Gomont 1892) Meneghini ex Silva 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Phormidium tenue Gomont 1892

Etymology: te’nu.is. L. masc. adj. tenuis, fine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TE-nu-is, 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: Leptolyngbya tenuis (Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leptolyngbya tenuis (Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Lyngbya tenuis" corrig. (Gomont 1892) Bourrelly 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Lyngbya tenue" (Gomont 1892) Bourrelly 1970	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Phormidium tenue Gomont 1892	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Spirocoleus tenuis 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 (Meneghini ex Silva) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Silva et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Spirocoleus tenuis (Meneghini 1837) Silva 1996 should have been based on Phormidium tenue 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: 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: 27914