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Species Synechococcus lividus
Name: Synechococcus lividus Copeland 1936
Etymology: li’vi.dus. L. masc. adj. lividus, bluish, blue
Pronunciation, gender: LI-wi-dus, masculine
Valid publication:
Copeland JJ. Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1936; 36:1-232. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Thermostichus lividus (Copeland 1936) Komárek and Strunecký 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Thermostichus lividus (Copeland 1936) Komárek and Strunecký 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- ❗ Synechococcus lividus 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 44 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 lividus var. curvatus Copeland 1936 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Synechococcus lividus var. siderophilus Copeland 1936 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Synechococcus Nägeli 1849
Assigned by:
Copeland JJ. Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1936; 36:1-232.
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Record number: 7724
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