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Species Synechococcus cedrorum
Name: Synechococcus cedrorum Sauvageau 1892
Etymology: ce.dro’rum. L. pl. gen. n. cedrorum, of cedar trees
Valid publication:
Sauvageau C. Sur les algues d'eau douce recoltées en Algérie pendant le session de la Societé Botanique en 1892. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 1892; 39:104-128. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Cyanothece cedrorum (Sauvageau 1892) Komárek 1976
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Cyanobacterium cedrorum" (Sauvageau 1892) Komárek et al. 1999 homotypic synonym, not validly published Cyanothece cedrorum (Sauvageau 1892) Komárek 1976 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Synechococcus cedrorum 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 28 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Synechococcus cedrorum var. limnicola Kol 1938 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Synechococcus cedrorum var. pallidus Skuja 1969 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Synechococcus Nägeli 1849
Assigned by:
Sauvageau C. Sur les algues d'eau douce recoltées en Algérie pendant le session de la Societé Botanique en 1892. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 1892; 39:104-128.
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Record number: 7728
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