Name: Cyanobium diatomicola (Geitler 1953) Komárek et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Synechococcus diatomicola Geitler 1953

Etymology: di.a.to.mi’co.la. N.L. fem. n. diatoma, a diatom; from Gr. fem. n. diatomê, a cutting through, perforation; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. diatomicola, a dweller of diatoms (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation, gender: di-a-to-MI-ko-la, neuter

Valid publication: Komárek J, Kopecký J, Cepák V. Generic characters of the simplest cyanoprokaryotes Cyanobium, Cyanobacterium and Synechococcus. Cryptogamie Algologie 1999; 20:209-222.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Synechococcus diatomicola Geitler 1953	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Cyanobium Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 1983

Assigned by: Komárek J, Kopecký J, Cepák V. Generic characters of the simplest cyanoprokaryotes Cyanobium, Cyanobacterium and Synechococcus. Cryptogamie Algologie 1999; 20:209-222.

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Record number: 29779