Species Crocosphaera watsonii

Name: Crocosphaera watsonii Zehr et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: wat.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. watsonii, of Watson, referring to Kenneth Watson, a yeast biologist at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia, in whose honour the species is named

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kro-ko-SP^HA͡E-ra wat-SO-ni-i, feminine

Holotype: CBFS A-99-1; WH8501

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY620237 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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Crocosphaera Zehr et al. 2019. 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. 🇺🇸
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CBFS A-98-1.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Zehr et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Mares et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 62 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Featured as Microbe of the Month. Publication: Masuda T, Inomura K, Mares J, Prasil O. Crocosphaera watsonii. Trends Microbiol 2022; 30:805-806. 🇨🇿

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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