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Name: "Synechospongium" Salazar et al. 2020
Etymology: Sy.ne.cho.spon’gi.um. Gr. masc./fem. adj. synechês, holding together; M.L. masc. adj. spongius, spongy (female spongia also as noun); N.L. neut. n. Synechospongium, a sponge-like organism holding together
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Synechospongi-), sy-ne-kho-SPON-gi-um
Original publication:
Salazar VW, Tschoeke DA, Swings J, Cosenza CA, Mattoso M, Thompson CC, Thompson FL. A new genomic taxonomy system for the Synechococcus collective. Environ Microbiol 2020; 22:4557-4570.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Synechococcaceae Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
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Record number: 14317