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Species Symploca cuspidata
Name: Symploca cuspidata West and West 1894
Etymology: cus.pi.da.ta. L. fem. part. adj. cuspidata, made pointed
Valid publication:
West W, West GS. On some freshwater algae from the West Indies. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1894; 30:264-280. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Symplocastrum cuspidatum (West and West 1894) Forti 1907
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Symplocastrum cuspidatum (West and West 1894) Forti 1907 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Schizothrix cuspidata (West and West 1894) West and West 1896 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Symploca cuspidata 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 Symploca.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Symploca cuspidata var. luteofusca West and West 1894 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym
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Parent taxon: Symploca Kützing ex Gomont 1892
Assigned by:
West W, West GS. On some freshwater algae from the West Indies. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1894; 30:264-280.
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Record number: 34419
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