Name: Cyanothece diachloros var. crassiuscula (Skuja 1956) Komárek 1976

Category: Variety

Proposed as: new variety

Basonym: Synechococcus diachloros var. crassiusculus Skuja 1956

Etymology: cras.si.us’cu.la. L. comp. masc./fem. adj. crassior, thicker; from L. masc. adj. crassus, thick; L. masc. adj. suff. -culus, somewhat, rather; N.L. fem. adj. crassiuscula, somewhat thick

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ky-a-no-T^HE-ke … kras-si-US-ku-la, feminine

Holotype: Figure 6-7 in Table V

Valid publication: Komárek J. Taxonomic review of the genera Synechocystis Sauv. 1892, Synechococcus Näg. 1849, and Cyanothece gen. nov (Cyanophyceae). Archiv für Protistenkunde 1976; 118:119-179.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanothece crassiuscula (Skuja 1956) Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Synechococcus diachloros var. crassiusculus Skuja 1956	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Cyanobacterium crassiusculum" (Skuja 1956) Komárek et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    Cyanothece crassiuscula (Skuja 1956) Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Cyanothece diachloros var. crassiuscula 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 Cyanothece diachloros within a separate genus Cyanothece.

Parent taxon: Cyanothece diachloros (Skuja 1939) Komárek 1976

Assigned by: Komárek J. Taxonomic review of the genera Synechocystis Sauv. 1892, Synechococcus Näg. 1849, and Cyanothece gen. nov (Cyanophyceae). Archiv für Protistenkunde 1976; 118:119-179.

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Record number: 41990