Species Capillus salinus

Name: Capillus salinus Caires et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.li’nus. N.L. masc. adj. salinus, belonging or pertaining to salt works

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-PIL-lus sa-LI-nus, masculine

Holotype: ALCB 114379

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16S rRNA gene: KY824052 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Caires TA, Lyra GM, Hentschke GS, da Silva AMS, de Araújo VL, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JMC. Polyphasic delimitation of a filamentous marine genus, Capillus gen. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriaceae) with the description of two Brazilian species. Algae 2018; 33:291-304. 🇧🇷

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Capilliphycus salinus (Caires et al. 2018) Caires et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Capilliphycus salinus (Caires et al. 2018) Caires et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Capillus Caires et al. 2018. Publication: Caires TA, Lyra GM, Hentschke GS, da Silva AMS, de Araújo VL, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JMC. Polyphasic delimitation of a filamentous marine genus, Capillus gen. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriaceae) with the description of two Brazilian species. Algae 2018; 33:291-304. 🇧🇷
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ALCB 103416.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Capillus Caires et al. 2018

Assigned by: Caires TA, Lyra GM, Hentschke GS, da Silva AMS, de Araújo VL, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JMC. Polyphasic delimitation of a filamentous marine genus, Capillus gen. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriaceae) with the description of two Brazilian species. Algae 2018; 33:291-304. 🇧🇷

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Record number: 6554