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Spirulina
Turpin
ex
Gomont 1892
(prokaryote)
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Spirulinaceae (Family)
..Glaucospira (Genus)
..Halospirulina (Genus)
..Thermospirulina (Genus)
..Spirulina (Genus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
P.J.F. Turpin, 1827
ex
M. Gomont, 1892[1893][1892], nom. prok. post.
Attributes
Prokaryotic name, by subsequent use (: nom. prok. post.) [ICNB/ICNP]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [17 Feb 2026].
[implicit]
Prokaryotic name (: nom. prok.) [ICNB/ICNP]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [17 Feb 2026].
Validly published name under the IC[B]N [ICNP, 2022: Gen. Consid. 5, Rule 30 (Cyanobacteria; >2020)]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [17 Feb 2026].
Variants
Pre-starting point name
:
Spirulina
(Genus)
Turpin
ex
Gomont 1892 nom. inval.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 Feb 2026]; 17 Feb 2026.
[inferred]
Name in original code of nomenclature
:
Spirulina
(Genus)
P.J.F. Turpin
ex
Gomont (1892)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 Feb 2026].
Name in alternative code of nomenclature
:
Spirulina
(Genus)
P.J.F. Turpin
ex
Gomont (1892)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [17 Feb 2026].
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Spirulina
(Suborder)
Pompeckj, 1912
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 17 Feb 2026.
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