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Name: Merismopedia elegans var. major Smith 1920
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: 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: correct name
Parent taxon: Merismopedia elegans Braun ex Kützing 1849
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: 50841