Name: Dendronalium phyllosphericum Alvarenga et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phyl.lo.sphe’ri.cum. Gr. neut. n. phyllon, leaf; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, sphere; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, related to; N.L. neut. adj. phyllosphericum, related to the phyllosphere, referring to most of the isolated strains having been obtained from leaf samples [probably better: phyllosphaericum]

Pronunciation, gender: p^hyl-lo-SP^HE-ri-kum, neuter

Holotype: CENA 369; SP 428479

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR137590 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Alvarenga DO, Andreote APD, Branco LHZ, Delbaje E, Cruz RB, Varani AM, Fiore MF. Amazonocrinis nigriterrae gen. nov., sp. nov., Atlanticothrix silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dendronalium phyllosphericum gen. nov., sp. nov., nostocacean cyanobacteria from Brazilian environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4811.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Dendronalium Alvarenga et al. 2021. Publication: Alvarenga DO, Andreote APD, Branco LHZ, Delbaje E, Cruz RB, Varani AM, Fiore MF. Amazonocrinis nigriterrae gen. nov., sp. nov., Atlanticothrix silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dendronalium phyllosphericum gen. nov., sp. nov., nostocacean cyanobacteria from Brazilian environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4811.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Dendronalium Alvarenga et al. 2021

Assigned by: Alvarenga DO, Andreote APD, Branco LHZ, Delbaje E, Cruz RB, Varani AM, Fiore MF. Amazonocrinis nigriterrae gen. nov., sp. nov., Atlanticothrix silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dendronalium phyllosphericum gen. nov., sp. nov., nostocacean cyanobacteria from Brazilian environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4811.

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