Name: Capilliphycus salinus (Caires et al. 2018) Caires et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Capillus salinus Caires et al. 2018

Etymology: sa.li’nus. N.L. masc. adj. salinus, sic

Pronunciation, gender: sa-LI-nus, masculine

Holotype: ALCB 114379

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16S rRNA gene: KY824052 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Caires TA, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JM. Capilliphycus gen. nov.; validation of “Capillus T.A.Caires, Sant’Anna & J.M.Nunes,” inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 95:1-2.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Capillus salinus Caires et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Capilliphycus Caires et al. 2019. Publication: Caires TA, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JM. Capilliphycus gen. nov.; validation of “Capillus T.A.Caires, Sant’Anna & J.M.Nunes,” inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 95:1-2.
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ALCB 103416.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Capilliphycus Caires et al. 2019

Assigned by: Caires TA, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JM. Capilliphycus gen. nov.; validation of “Capillus T.A.Caires, Sant’Anna & J.M.Nunes,” inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 95:1-2.

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Record number: 37914