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| Sphaerotermia horologium (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg 1854, p. 90 (text), 19 (Atlas) | |||
| Basionym | Gaillonella horologium Ehrenberg 1843 | ||
| Status | Invalid | ||
| Comments | Genus name is invalid. Combination previously implied by Ehrenberg 1852 (ref. 001657), p. 535, but also invalidly published because the epithet was not definitely associated with the genus name, and the genus name was invalid | ||
| Published in | Ehrenberg, C.G. 1854 [ref. 000300]. Mikrogeologie. Das Erden und Felsen schaffende Wirken des unsichtbar kleinen selbstständigen Lebens auf der Erde. [Texte]. Leopold Voss, Leipzig. xxviii + 374 pp. | ||
| Type | Click here to view INA card. Click here to check this name in the INA website. | ||
| Collector | Assessment of record accuracy | likely accurate | |
| List of nomenclatural synonyms | Gaillonella horologium Ehrenberg 1843 Melosira horologium (Ehrenberg) Ralfs in Pritchard 1861 Lysigonium horologium (Ehrenberg) Kuntze 1891 Miosira horologium (Ehrenberg) V. Houk 2010 | ||