Genus Brunnivagina

Name: Brunnivagina Saraf et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Brun.ni.va.gi’na. N.L. masc. adj. brunneus, deep brown; L. fem. n. vagina, sheath; N.L. fem. n. Brunnivagina, deep brown sheath, named for its appearance in nature

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Brunnivagin-), brun-ni-wa-GI-na

Type species: Brunnivagina elsteri (Komárek et al. 2012) Saraf et al. 2024

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Saraf A, Singh P, Kumar N, Pal S, Johansen JR. Two new species of Dulcicalothrix (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from India and erection of Brunnivagina gen. nov., with observations on the problem of using multiple ribosomal operons in cyanobacterial taxonomy. J Phycol 2024; 60:1139-1160. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Calothrix Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886. Publication: Komárek J, Nedbalová L, Hauer T. Phylogenetic position and taxonomy of three heterocytous cyanobacteria dominating the littoral of deglaciated lakes, James Ross Island, Antarctica. Polar Biology 2012; 35:759-774. 🇨🇿
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCALA: 1; BRNM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Brunnivagina elsteri (Komárek et al. 2012) Saraf et al. 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Calotrichaceae corrig. Cooke 1890

Assigned by: Saraf A, Singh P, Kumar N, Pal S, Johansen JR. Two new species of Dulcicalothrix (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from India and erection of Brunnivagina gen. nov., with observations on the problem of using multiple ribosomal operons in cyanobacterial taxonomy. J Phycol 2024; 60:1139-1160. 🇺🇸

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