Name: Edaphifilum Tomer et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: E.da.phi.fi’lum. N.L. neut. n. Edaphifilum, an Edaphic, soil, soil-dwelling filament, isolated from sandy crust found in the semi-arid region of the Pushkar region; L. neut. n. filum, thread

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Edaphifil-), e-da-p^hi-FI-lum

Type species: Edaphifilum ginni Tomer et al. 2026

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tomer AK, Sonam S, Pareek N, Anand S, Singh P, Casamatta DA, Dadheech PK. Filling the Gap in Global Morphotype Set of Filamentous Cyanobacteria: A Novel Case of True Branching in a Non-Heterocytous Cyanobacterium Edaphifilum ginni gen. et sp. nov. (Leptolyngbyales) Isolated from a Semi-Arid Terrain of India. Phycology 2026; 6:56. 🇮🇳

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

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
    Edaphifilum ginni Tomer et al. 2026	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Trichocoleaceae Mai and Johansen 2018

Assigned by: Tomer AK, Sonam S, Pareek N, Anand S, Singh P, Casamatta DA, Dadheech PK. Filling the Gap in Global Morphotype Set of Filamentous Cyanobacteria: A Novel Case of True Branching in a Non-Heterocytous Cyanobacterium Edaphifilum ginni gen. et sp. nov. (Leptolyngbyales) Isolated from a Semi-Arid Terrain of India. Phycology 2026; 6:56. 🇮🇳

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