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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Amphithrix violacea Bornet and Flahault 1886

Etymology: vi.o.la’ce.a. L. fem. adj. violacea, violet-colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … wi-o-LA-ke-a, feminine

Valid publication: Bohunická M, et al. Tapinothrix clintonii sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new species at the nexus of five genera. Fottea 2011; 11:138. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Homoeothrix violacea (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Komárek and Kann 1973

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Amphithrix violacea Bornet and Flahault 1886	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Homoeothrix violacea (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Komárek and Kann 1973	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Tapinothrix violacea 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 Tapinothrix.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Bohunická and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Bohunicka et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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; 11:138. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 29310