Name: "Leptothermofontia" corrig. Tang et al. 2022

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Lep.to.ther.mo.fon’ti.a. Gr. masc. adj. leptos, fine; Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; L. masc. n. fons, spring; N.L. fem. n. Leptothermofontia, Leptolynbgbya-like organism from a hot spring

Gender: feminine (stem: Leptothermofonti-)

Type species: "Leptothermofontia sichuanensis" corrig. 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)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Leptothermofonsia" Tang et al. 2022	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Leptothermofonsia" Tang et al. 2022. 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. 🇨🇳
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: FACHB: 1.
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2025-09-02.

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
    "Leptothermofontia sichuanensis" corrig. Tang et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred 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: 67255