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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Variety Lyngbya birgei var. major

Name: Lyngbya birgei var. major Woodhead and Tweed 1958

Category: Variety

Proposed as: new variety

Etymology: ma’jor. L. comp. masc./fem. adj. maior, larger; L. comp. fem. adj. major, larger (comp. of magnus) [probably better: maior]

Pronunciation, gender: MA-jor, feminine

Valid publication: Woodhead N, Tweed RD. Freshwater algae of Sierra Leone. I. New and unusual algae from the Sula Hills. Hydrobiologia 1958; 12:181-225.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Lyngbya birgei Smith 1916

Assigned by: Woodhead N, Tweed RD. Freshwater algae of Sierra Leone. I. New and unusual algae from the Sula Hills. Hydrobiologia 1958; 12:181-225.

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Record number: 48884
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