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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Genus Paludothrix

Name: Paludothrix Wu et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pa.lu.do’thrix. L. fem. n. palus, marsh or swamp; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Paludothrix, swamp hair, reflecting the occurrence of the novel cyanobacterium in paludal environments such as wetland habitats

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Paludotrich-), pa-lu-DO-thrix

Type species: Paludothrix granulosa Wu et al. 2024

Valid publication: Wu Y, Cheng Y, Zhang H, Geng R, Xiao P, Cui B, Li R. Discovery of a New Cyanobacterial Genus (Paludothrix gen. nov.) from the Sanyang Wetland in Eastern China, Reflecting the Latest Taxonomic Status in Coleofasciculaceae. Diversity 2024; 17:15.

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

Parent taxon: Coleofasciculaceae Komárek et al. 2014

Assigned by: Wu Y, Cheng Y, Zhang H, Geng R, Xiao P, Cui B, Li R. Discovery of a New Cyanobacterial Genus (Paludothrix gen. nov.) from the Sanyang Wetland in Eastern China, Reflecting the Latest Taxonomic Status in Coleofasciculaceae. Diversity 2024; 17:15.

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Record number: 56525
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