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Species Synechococcus bacillaris

Name: Synechococcus bacillaris Butcher 1952

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ba.cil.la’ris. L. masc. n. bacillus, a small staff; N.L. masc. adj. bacillaris, shaped as a small staff

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sy-ne-kho-KOK-kus ba-kil-LA-ris, masculine

Valid publication: Butcher RW. Contributions to our knowledge of the smaller marine algae. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K. 1952; 31:175-191.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanobium bacillare (Butcher 1952) Komárek et al. 1999

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Synechococcus bacillaris 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 Synechococcus.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Synechococcus Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Butcher RW. Contributions to our knowledge of the smaller marine algae. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K. 1952; 31:175-191.

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Record number: 29962