Name: Symplocastrum californicum (Drouet 1943) Pietrasiak and Johansen 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Schizothrix californica Drouet 1943

Etymology: ca.li.for’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. californicum, of or pertaining to California

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sym-plo-KAS-trum ka-li-FOR-ni-kum, neuter

Holotype: BRY 37761

Valid publication: Pietrasiak N, et al. Phylogenetic placement of Symplocastrum (Phormidiaceae, Cyanophyceae) with a new combination S. californicum and two new species: S. flechtnerae and S. torsivum. Phycologia 2014; 53:529-541. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Symplocastrum (Gomont 1892) Kirchner 1898

Assigned by: Pietrasiak N, et al. Phylogenetic placement of Symplocastrum (Phormidiaceae, Cyanophyceae) with a new combination S. californicum and two new species: S. flechtnerae and S. torsivum. Phycologia 2014; 53:529-541. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 37433

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