Species Synechococcus minervae

Name: Synechococcus minervae Copeland 1936

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.ner’vae. N.L. gen. fem. n. minervae, referring to Minerva

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sy-ne-k^ho-KOK-kus mi-NER-wa͡e, masculine

Valid publication: Copeland JJ. Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sc. 1936; 36:4-223.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanothece minervae (Copeland 1936) Komárek 1976

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Cyanobacterium minervae" (Copeland 1936) Komárek et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Cyanothece minervae (Copeland 1936) Komárek 1976	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Synechococcus minervae 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 2026-06-11.

Subdivision:

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

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Synechococcus minervae var. bigeminatus Copeland 1936	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Synechococcus minervae var. maior Copeland 1936	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Synechococcus Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Copeland JJ. Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sc. 1936; 36:4-223.

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Record number: 29954

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Species Synechococcus minervae