Name: Pushkarnema Sonam et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Push.kar.ne’ma. N.L. neut. n. Pushkarnema, a filament from Pushkar Lake; N.L. n. Pushkar, a city in Rajasthan, India; Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Pushkarnemat-), pus͡h-kar-NE-ma

Type species: Pushkarnema curajae Sonam et al. 2026

Valid publication: Sonam S, Tomer AK, Casamatta DA, Dadheech PK. Pushkarnema curajae gen. et sp. nov. (Nodosilineales), a novel filamentous cyanobacterium isolated from a freshwater reservoir of northwest India. Fottea 2026; 26:17-28. 🇮🇳

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

Parent taxon: Nodosilineaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023

Assigned by: Sonam S, Tomer AK, Casamatta DA, Dadheech PK. Pushkarnema curajae gen. et sp. nov. (Nodosilineales), a novel filamentous cyanobacterium isolated from a freshwater reservoir of northwest India. Fottea 2026; 26:17-28. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 71656