Name: Cyanomargarita melechinii Shalygin et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.le.chi’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. melechinii, Named in honor of Alexey Melechin, the lichenologist who originally found Cyanomargarita in its type locality and informed the author of its existence.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-le-K^HI-ni-i, feminine

Holotype: APA-RS9; BRY 37764

16S rRNA gene: KY296605 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shalygin S, Shalygina R, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Berrendero Gomez E, Bohunicka M, Mares J, Sheil CA. Cyanomargarita gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): convergent evolution resulting in a cryptic genus. J Phycol 2017; 53:762-777. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cyanomargarita Shalygin et al. 2017. Publication: Shalygin S, Shalygina R, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Berrendero Gomez E, Bohunicka M, Mares J, Sheil CA. Cyanomargarita gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): convergent evolution resulting in a cryptic genus. J Phycol 2017; 53:762-777. 🇺🇸
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Cyanomargarita Shalygin et al. 2017

Assigned by: Shalygin S, Shalygina R, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Berrendero Gomez E, Bohunicka M, Mares J, Sheil CA. Cyanomargarita gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): convergent evolution resulting in a cryptic genus. J Phycol 2017; 53:762-777. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 6638