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

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

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. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:765105.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: FACHB: 1.

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Leptothermofonsia sichuanensis" Tang et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)

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. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:765105.

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Record number: 28045