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Genus Kalymmatonema
Name: Kalymmatonema Bohunická et al. 2025
Etymology: Ka.lym.ma.to.ne’ma. Gr. neut. n. kalymma, cover; Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread; N.L. neut. n. Kalymmatonema, a covered thread, referring to the mucilage cap covering the apex of the filament
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Kalymmatonemat-), ka-lym-ma-to-NE-ma
Type species: Kalymmatonema desertorum Bohunická et al. 2025
Valid publication:
Bohunicka M, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Jusko BM, Mesfin M, Becerra-Absalon I. Kalymmatonema gen. nov. (Scytonemataceae, Cyanobacteria): A desert soil crust genus previously identified as Scytonema hyalinum, with description of seven species new to science. J Phycol 2025; 61:1225-1250. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 8
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Kalymmatonema arcangelii (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Bohunická et al. 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym Kalymmatonema chimaera Bohunická et al. 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Kalymmatonema desertorum Bohunická et al. 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Kalymmatonema ethiopiense Bohunická et al. 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Kalymmatonema gypsitolerans Bohunická et al. 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Kalymmatonema hyalinum (Gardner 1927) Bohunická et al. 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym Kalymmatonema mateoae Bohunická et al. 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Kalymmatonema oahuense Bohunická et al. 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Scytonemataceae corrig. Frank 1886
Assigned by:
Bohunicka M, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Jusko BM, Mesfin M, Becerra-Absalon I. Kalymmatonema gen. nov. (Scytonemataceae, Cyanobacteria): A desert soil crust genus previously identified as Scytonema hyalinum, with description of seven species new to science. J Phycol 2025; 61:1225-1250.
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Record number: 66676
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