Name: Krienitziella Sonam et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Krie.nit.zi.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Krienitziella, named in honor of Dr. Lothar Krienitz, a German phycologist who conducted considerable research on cyanobacteria inhabit various continents including Sambhar Lake, which is one of the homes of the Lesser Flamingo

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Krienitziell-), krie-nit-zi-EL-la

Type species: Krienitziella sambharensis Sonam et al. 2026

Valid publication: Sonam S, Anand S, Pareek N, Singh P, Casamatta DA, Dadheech PK. The Novel Halotolerant, Filamentous Cyanobacterium Krienitziella sambharensis gen. et sp. nov. (Nodosilineales, Cyanobacteriophyta) Isolated from an Indian Wetland (Sambhar Salt Lake, India). Diversity 2026; 18:181. 🇮🇳

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
    Krienitziella sambharensis Sonam et al. 2026	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Nodosilineaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023

Assigned by: Sonam S, Anand S, Pareek N, Singh P, Casamatta DA, Dadheech PK. The Novel Halotolerant, Filamentous Cyanobacterium Krienitziella sambharensis gen. et sp. nov. (Nodosilineales, Cyanobacteriophyta) Isolated from an Indian Wetland (Sambhar Salt Lake, India). Diversity 2026; 18:181. 🇮🇳

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