Name: Halomicronema Abed et al. 2002

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.mi.cro.ne’ma. Gr. gen. masc. n. halos, salt; Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); Gr. neut. n. nêma, filament; N.L. neut. n. Halomicronema, salt-tolerant small filament

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Halomicronemat-), ha-lo-mi-kro-NE-ma

Type species: Halomicronema excentricum Abed et al. 2002

16S rRNA gene: Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Abed RM, Garcia-Pichel F, Hernandez-Marine M. Polyphasic characterization of benthic, moderately halophilic, moderately thermophilic cyanobacteria with very thin trichomes and the proposal of Halomicronema excentricum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2002; 177:361-370. 🇺🇸

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: 3

Parent taxon: Nodosilineaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023

Assigned by: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2023; 59:12-51. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 519032

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