Species Synechococcus linearis

Name: Synechococcus linearis (Schmidle and Lauterborn 1900) Komárek 1970

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhabdoderma lineare Schmidle and Lauterborn 1900

Etymology: li.ne.a’ris. L. masc. adj. linearis, linear

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-ne-A-ris, masculine

Valid publication: Komárek J. Generic identity of the "Anacystis nidulans" strain KRATZ-ALLEN/Bloom. 625 with Synechococcus NÄG. 1849. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1970; 112:343-364.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Rhabdoderma lineare Schmidle and Lauterborn 1900

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Rhabdoderma lineare Schmidle and Lauterborn 1900	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Synechococcus linearis (Nägeli 1849) Komárek 1976.
- ❗ Synechococcus linearis 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🧍 Disputed reclassification. Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.

Parent taxon: Synechococcus Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Komárek J. Generic identity of the "Anacystis nidulans" strain KRATZ-ALLEN/Bloom. 625 with Synechococcus NÄG. 1849. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1970; 112:343-364.

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Record number: 43141

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Species Synechococcus linearis