Name: "Leptothermofonsia" Tang et al. 2022

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Lepto, exhibiting morphology typical to the members of Leptolynbyaceae family; thermo, similar to thermophilic (high temperature tolerant); fonsia, genus epithet derived from the Latin word fons meaning spring, since both representatives of the genus to date are hot spring isolates; N.L. fem. n. Leptothermofonsia

Gender: feminine

Type species: "Leptothermofonsia sichuanensis" Tang et al. 2022

Original publication: Tang J, Shah MR, Yao D, Jiang Y, Du L, Zhao K, Li L, Li M, Waleron MM, Waleron M, et al. Polyphasic Identification and Genomic Insights of Leptothermofonsia sichuanensis gen. sp. nov., a Novel Thermophilic Cyanobacteria Within Leptolyngbyaceae. Frontiers in Microbiology 2022; 13:0.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014

Assigned by: Tang J, Shah MR, Yao D, Jiang Y, Du L, Zhao K, Li L, Li M, Waleron MM, Waleron M, et al. Polyphasic Identification and Genomic Insights of Leptothermofonsia sichuanensis gen. sp. nov., a Novel Thermophilic Cyanobacteria Within Leptolyngbyaceae. Frontiers in Microbiology 2022; 13:0.

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Record number: 28045
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