Name: Crocosphaera chwakensis Mareš and Johansen 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chwa.ken’sis. N.L. fem. adj. chwakensis, Named for the collection locality, Chwaka, Zanzibar.

Pronunciation, gender: k^hwa-KEN-sis, feminine

Holotype: CBFS A-79-1

Valid publication: Mares J, Johansen JR, Hauer T, Zima JJ, Ventura S, Cuzman O, Tiribilli B, Kastovsky J. Taxonomic resolution of the genus Cyanothece (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), with a treatment on Gloeothece and three new genera, Crocosphaera, Rippkaea, and Zehria. J Phycol 2019; 55:578-610.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Mareš and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Mares et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Crocosphaera Zehr et al. 2019

Assigned by: Mares J, Johansen JR, Hauer T, Zima JJ, Ventura S, Cuzman O, Tiribilli B, Kastovsky J. Taxonomic resolution of the genus Cyanothece (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), with a treatment on Gloeothece and three new genera, Crocosphaera, Rippkaea, and Zehria. J Phycol 2019; 55:578-610.

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Record number: 16264