Name: "Chroogloeocystis siderophila" Brown et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.de.ro’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. sidêros, iron; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. siderophila, iron loving

Pronunciation, gender: si-de-RO-p^hi-la, feminine

Nomenclatural type: 5.2 s.c.1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY380791 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Brown II, Mummey D, Cooksey KE. A novel cyanobacterium exhibiting an elevated tolerance for iron. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2005; 52:307-314.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Chroogloeocystis" Brown et al. 2005. Publication: Brown II, Mummey D, Cooksey KE. A novel cyanobacterium exhibiting an elevated tolerance for iron. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2005; 52:307-314.

Parent taxon: "Chroogloeocystis" Brown et al. 2005

Assigned by: Brown II, Mummey D, Cooksey KE. A novel cyanobacterium exhibiting an elevated tolerance for iron. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2005; 52:307-314.

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Record number: 4752