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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Aliinostoc bakau"

Name: "Aliinostoc bakau" Merican et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ba.ka’u. adj. bakau, derived from a Malay word for mangrove, referring to the origin of the strain from the mangrove environment

Gender: neuter

Original publication: Merican F, Abdul Rahim N, Zaki S, Siti Azizah M, Broady P, Convey P, Ginn BLC, Muangmai N. Aliinostoc bakau sp. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Nostocaceae), a New Microcystin Producer from Mangroves in Malaysia. Diversity 2023; 16:22. 🇲🇾

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Aliinostoc Bagchi et al. 2017

Assigned by: Merican F, Abdul Rahim N, Zaki S, Siti Azizah M, Broady P, Convey P, Ginn BLC, Muangmai N. Aliinostoc bakau sp. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Nostocaceae), a New Microcystin Producer from Mangroves in Malaysia. Diversity 2023; 16:22. 🇲🇾

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Record number: 72678

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