Name: Tapinothrix janthina (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Bohunická and Johansen 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Amphithrix janthina Bornet and Flahault 1886

Etymology: jan.thi’na. L. fem. adj. janthina, violet-colored

Gender: feminine

Valid publication: Bohunická M, et al. Tapinothrix clintonii sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new species at the nexus of five genera. Fottea 2011; 11:137. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Homoeothrix janthina (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Starmach 1959

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Amphithrix janthina Bornet and Flahault 1886	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Homoeothrix janthina (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Starmach 1959	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Tapinothrix janthina (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Bohunická and Johansen 2011 is illegitimate because it is a homotypic synonym of a type species with a genus name that has priority. Publication: Bornet E, Flahault C. Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France (deuxième fragment). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième Série 1886; 4:343-373.

Parent taxon: Tapinothrix Sauvageau 1892

Assigned by: Bohunická M, et al. Tapinothrix clintonii sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new species at the nexus of five genera. Fottea 2011; 11:137. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 29340