Name: Xanthotrichum contortum Wille ex Kirchner 1898

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.tor’tum. L. neut. part. adj. contortum, twisted

Pronunciation, gender: kon-TOR-tum, neuter

Valid publication: Kirchner O. Schizophyceae. In: A. Engler KP (eds), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. I. Teil, Abt. 1a, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1898, p. 45-92.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Oscillatoria contorta (Wille ex Kirchner 1898) Sournia 1968

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oscillatoria contorta (Wille ex Kirchner 1898) Sournia 1968	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Trichodesmium contortum (Wille ex Kirchner 1898) Wille 1908	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Trichodesmium contortum (Wille ex Kirchner 1898) Wille 1904	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Xanthotrichum contortum" Wille 1893	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Xanthotrichum Wille ex Kirchner 1898. Publication: Kirchner O. Schizophyceae. In: A. Engler KP (eds), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. I. Teil, Abt. 1a, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1898, p. 45-92.
  • ❗ Xanthotrichum contortum 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 Xanthotrichum.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Xanthotrichum Wille ex Kirchner 1898

Assigned by: Kirchner O. Schizophyceae. In: A. Engler KP (eds), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. I. Teil, Abt. 1a, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1898, p. 45-92.

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Record number: 6844