Variety Aphanocapsa elachista var. planctonica

Name: Aphanocapsa elachista var. planctonica Smith 1920

Category, proposed as: variety, new variety

Etymology: planc.to’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. planctonica, living in the plankton, planktonic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-p^ha-no-KAP-sa e-la-K^HIS-ta plank-TO-ni-ka, feminine

Valid publication: Smith GM. Phytoplankton of the Inland Lakes of Wisconsin. Part I. Myxophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Heterokonteae, and Chlorophyceae exclusive of the Desmidiaceae. Bulletin of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1920; 57:1-243.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Aphanocapsa planctonica (Smith 1920) Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aphanocapsa planctonica (Smith 1920) Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aphanocapsa elachista var. planctonica is the correct name instead if this variety is regarded as a separate variety (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another variety whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Aphanocapsa elachista within a separate genus Aphanocapsa.

Parent taxon: Aphanocapsa elachista West and West 1894

Assigned by: Smith GM. Phytoplankton of the Inland Lakes of Wisconsin. Part I. Myxophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Heterokonteae, and Chlorophyceae exclusive of the Desmidiaceae. Bulletin of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1920; 57:1-243.

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Record number: 27778