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Species Spirulina laxissima
Name: Spirulina laxissima West 1907
Etymology: la.xis’si.ma. L. sup. fem. adj. laxissima, the widest
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … la-KSIS-si-ma, feminine
Valid publication:
West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Glaucospira laxissima (West 1907) Simić et al. 2014
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Glaucospira laxissima (West 1907) Simić et al. 2014 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Spirulina laxissima 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 Spirulina.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Spirulina laxissima f. lacustris Obuchova 1965 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Spirulina laxissima f. major Desikachary 1959 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Spirulina laxissima var. velenceensis Halász 1940 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Spirulina Turpin ex Gomont 1892
Assigned by:
West GS. Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1907; 38:81-197.
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Record number: 6831
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