Name: Sphaenosiphon olivaceus var. giganteus (Rao 1936) Silva 1996

Category: Variety

Proposed as: new variety

Basonym: Dermocarpa olivacea var. gigantea Rao 1936

Etymology: gi.gan’te.us. L. masc. adj. giganteus, giant, gigantic

Gender: masculine

Holotype: C-D; Figure 1

Valid publication: Silva PC, Basson PW, Moe RL. Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1996; 79:1-1166.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Dermocarpa olivacea var. gigantea Rao 1936

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Dermocarpa olivacea var. gigantea Rao 1936	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Cyanocystis olivacea var. gigantea" (Rao 1936) Silva 1992	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: Figure 1,c-d.
  • ❗ Sphaenosiphon olivaceus var. giganteus 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 Sphaenosiphon olivaceus within a separate genus Sphaenosiphon.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Silva) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Silva et al.).

Parent taxon: Sphaenosiphon olivaceus Reinsch 1875

Assigned by: Silva PC, Basson PW, Moe RL. Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1996; 79:1-1166.

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Record number: 27926