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Name: Asterocapsa masayukiwatanabei Komárek 1993

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.say.u.ki.wa.ta.na’be.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. masayukiwatanabei, named in honor of Dr. Masayuki Watanabe

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: as-te-ro-KAP-sa ma-say-u-ki-wa-ta-NA-be-i, feminine

Holotype: Figure 5

Valid publication: Komárek J. Validation of the genera Gloeocapsopsis and Asterocapsa (Cyanoprocaryota) with regard to species from Japan, Mexico and Himalayas. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, Ser. B (Bot.) 1993; 19:19-37.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

  • Notes:
    • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: TNS 51820.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Asterocapsa Chu 1952

Assigned by: Komárek J. Validation of the genera Gloeocapsopsis and Asterocapsa (Cyanoprocaryota) with regard to species from Japan, Mexico and Himalayas. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, Ser. B (Bot.) 1993; 19:19-37.

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Record number: 40173

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