Name: Dapis pleousa Engene et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ple’ou.sa. Gr. fem. pleousa, meaning “the floating one”, referring to the ability of this species to float on the ocean surface (πλέονσα)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: FFP12-7; US 223311

16S rRNA gene: MF061799 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Engene N, Tronholm A, Paul VJ. Uncovering cryptic diversity of Lyngbya: the new tropical marine cyanobacterial genus Dapis (Oscillatoriales). J Phycol 2018; 54:435-446.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Dapis Engene et al. 2018. Publication: Engene N, Tronholm A, Paul VJ. Uncovering cryptic diversity of Lyngbya: the new tropical marine cyanobacterial genus Dapis (Oscillatoriales). J Phycol 2018; 54:435-446.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Dapis Engene et al. 2018

Assigned by: Engene N, Tronholm A, Paul VJ. Uncovering cryptic diversity of Lyngbya: the new tropical marine cyanobacterial genus Dapis (Oscillatoriales). J Phycol 2018; 54:435-446.

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Record number: 6561