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Species Cryptochroococcus tibeticus
Name: Cryptochroococcus tibeticus Wang et al. 2021
Etymology: ti.be’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. tibeticus, pertaining to Tibet (sic)
Pronunciation, gender: ti-BE-ti-kus, masculine
Holotype: CHABTP201716.4; HBI CHABTP2001
Valid publication:
Wang Y, Jia N, Geng R, Yu G, Li R. Phylogenetic insights into chroococcus-like taxa (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), describing Cryptochroococcus tibeticus gen. nov. sp. nov. and Limnococcus fonticola sp. nov. from Qinghai-Tibet plateau. J Phycol 2021; 57:1739-1748. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cryptochroococcus Wang et al. 2021.
Publication:
Wang Y, Jia N, Geng R, Yu G, Li R. Phylogenetic insights into chroococcus-like taxa (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), describing Cryptochroococcus tibeticus gen. nov. sp. nov. and Limnococcus fonticola sp. nov. from Qinghai-Tibet plateau. J Phycol 2021; 57:1739-1748.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cryptochroococcus Wang et al. 2021.
Publication:
Wang Y, Jia N, Geng R, Yu G, Li R. Phylogenetic insights into chroococcus-like taxa (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), describing Cryptochroococcus tibeticus gen. nov. sp. nov. and Limnococcus fonticola sp. nov. from Qinghai-Tibet plateau. J Phycol 2021; 57:1739-1748.
Parent taxon: Cryptochroococcus Wang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Wang Y, Jia N, Geng R, Yu G, Li R. Phylogenetic insights into chroococcus-like taxa (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), describing Cryptochroococcus tibeticus gen. nov. sp. nov. and Limnococcus fonticola sp. nov. from Qinghai-Tibet plateau. J Phycol 2021; 57:1739-1748.
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Record number: 20329
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