Name: Chalicogloea cavernicola Roldán et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ver.ni’co.la. L. fem. n. caverna, a hollow, cave; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. cavernicola, inhabitant of caves (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation, gender: ka-wer-NI-ko-la, feminine

Holotype: BCN Phyc 6164; CCALA 975; CCAP 1424/1; COLL 3T

16S rRNA gene: JQ967037 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Roldan M, Ramirez M, del Campo J, Hernandez-Marine M, Komarek J. Chalicogloea cavernicola gen. nov., sp. nov. (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), from low-light aerophytic environments: combined molecular, phenotypic and ecological criteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2326-2333.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chalicogloea Roldán et al. 2013. Publication: Roldan M, Ramirez M, del Campo J, Hernandez-Marine M, Komarek J. Chalicogloea cavernicola gen. nov., sp. nov. (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), from low-light aerophytic environments: combined molecular, phenotypic and ecological criteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2326-2333.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Chalicogloea Roldán et al. 2013

Assigned by: Roldan M, Ramirez M, del Campo J, Hernandez-Marine M, Komarek J. Chalicogloea cavernicola gen. nov., sp. nov. (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), from low-light aerophytic environments: combined molecular, phenotypic and ecological criteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2326-2333.

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Record number: 6566