Name: Crocosphaera subtropica Mareš and Johansen 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.tro’pi.ca. L. prep. sub, below; L. fem. adj. tropica, tropical; N.L. fem. adj. subtropica, subtropical, referring to the subtropical region

Pronunciation, gender: sup-TRO-pi-ka, feminine

Holotype: ATCC 51142; CBFS A-78-1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP000806 Analyse FASTA

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 12 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: 7717