Name: Starria zimbabweensis Lang 1977

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zim.bab.we.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. zimbabweensis, This organism is named to honor its discoverer of and isolator and to indicate the area in Southern Rhodesia in which it apparently lives. [probably better: zimbabwensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … zim-bab-we-EN-sis, feminine

Holotype: UTEX 1754

Valid publication: Lang NJ. Starria zimbabweësnis (Cyanophyceae) gen. nov. et sp. nov.: a filament triradiate in transverse section. Journal of Phycology 1977; 13:288-296.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Starria Lang 1977. Publication: Lang NJ. Starria zimbabweësnis (Cyanophyceae) gen. nov. et sp. nov.: a filament triradiate in transverse section. Journal of Phycology 1977; 13:288-296.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Starria Lang 1977

Assigned by: Lang NJ. Starria zimbabweësnis (Cyanophyceae) gen. nov. et sp. nov.: a filament triradiate in transverse section. Journal of Phycology 1977; 13:288-296.

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Record number: 6834