Name: Crocosphaera waterburyi Cleveland et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wa.ter.bu’ry.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. waterburyi, named after John Waterbury, who discovered C. watsonii

Pronunciation, gender: wa-ter-BU-ry-i, feminine

Holotype: Alani8; CCMP 3753; UC 2110199

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Valid publication: Cleveland CS, Turk-Kubo KA, Zhao Y, Zehr JP, Webb EA. Isolation and biogeography of the oligotrophic ocean diazotroph, Crocosphaera waterburyi nov. sp. ISME J 2024; 18:0.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10182 (N = 2).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-12-24.

Parent taxon: Crocosphaera Zehr et al. 2019

Assigned by: Cleveland CS, Turk-Kubo KA, Zhao Y, Zehr JP, Webb EA. Isolation and biogeography of the oligotrophic ocean diazotroph, Crocosphaera waterburyi nov. sp. ISME J 2024; 18:0.

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Record number: 55784