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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Capsosira lowei

Name: Capsosira lowei Casamatta et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lo’we.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. lowei, This species is named in honor of Rex Lowe, who has had significant impact on North American phycology both through his prolific publication record and his legacy of mentorship to undergraduate and graduate students.

Pronunciation, gender: LO-we-i, feminine

Holotype: BRY C37674; HWF3-JJ1; UTEX HWF3-JJ1

16S rRNA gene: AY452534 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Casamatta DA, Gomez, SR, R JJ. Rexia erecta gen. et sp. nov. and Capsosira lowei sp. nov., two newly described cyanobacterial taxa from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (USA). Hydrobiologia 2006; 561:13-26.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Capsosira Kützing ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Casamatta DA, Gomez, SR, R JJ. Rexia erecta gen. et sp. nov. and Capsosira lowei sp. nov., two newly described cyanobacterial taxa from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (USA). Hydrobiologia 2006; 561:13-26.

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Record number: 6704
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