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Name: Spirulina raphidioides Geitler 1959

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.phi.di.o.i’des. Gr. fem. n. rhaphis, needle; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. fem. adj. raphidioides, resembling a needle

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spi-ru-LI-na ra-phi-di-o-I-des, feminine

Valid publication: Geitler L. Spirulina raphidioides n. sp. und Bemerkungen über ähnliche Planktonalgen. Österr. Bot. Z. 1959; 106:133-137.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudanabaena raphidioides (Geitler 1959) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Spirulina raphidioides 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Spirulina Turpin ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Geitler L. Spirulina raphidioides n. sp. und Bemerkungen über ähnliche Planktonalgen. Österr. Bot. Z. 1959; 106:133-137.

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Record number: 43143