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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Variety Microcystis flosaquae var. major

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Name: Microcystis flosaquae var. major Nygaard 1949

Category: Variety

Proposed as: new variety

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-KYS-tis flos-A-kwa͡e MA-jor, feminine

Valid publication: Nygaard G. Hydrobiological studies on some Danish ponds and lakes. Part II: The quotient hypothesis and some new or little known phytoplankton organisms. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1950; 7:1-294.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Microcystis flosaquae (Wittrock 1879) Kirchner 1898

Assigned by: Nygaard G. Hydrobiological studies on some Danish ponds and lakes. Part II: The quotient hypothesis and some new or little known phytoplankton organisms. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1950; 7:1-294.

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Record number: 56155

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