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Spermosira major Kützing, nom. inval. 1847

Publication Details
Spermosira major Kützing, nom. inval. 1847: 197

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1847). Diagnosen und Bemerkungen zu neuen oder kritischen Algen. Botanische Zeitung 5: 1-5, 22-25, 33-38, 52-55, 164-167, 177-180, 193-198, 219-223.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nodularia spumigena var. major Bornet & Flahault.

Type Information
Type locality: "ad litora maris germanici", (Put, Oost Beveland, Netherlands); (Silva & al. 1996: 70) Notes: This type locality was first described by Drouet (1978: 123) (Silva et al., 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), great.

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 21 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 20 July 2018

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (20 July 2018) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025