Name: Desertifilum andamanense Ginn and Muangmai 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.da.ma.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. andamanense, Named after the Andaman Sea in the southern part of Thailand where the strain was isolated.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-ser-ti-FI-lum an-da-ma-NEN-se, neuter

Holotype: FFKU- PNG 10a; THNHM P-2024-0075

16S rRNA gene: PQ733564 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ginn BLC, Praiboon J, Merican F, Maneekat S, Zeng C, Zuccarello GC, Muangmai N. Exploring cyanobacteria from the Andaman mangroves of Thailand: Descriptions of new species of Desertifilum, Roseofilum, Tigrinifilum, and Persinema using a polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2025; 61:1423-1442. 🇹🇭

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Ginn and Muangmai) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Ginn et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-09-02.

Parent taxon: Desertifilum Dadheech and Krienitz 2012

Assigned by: Ginn BLC, Praiboon J, Merican F, Maneekat S, Zeng C, Zuccarello GC, Muangmai N. Exploring cyanobacteria from the Andaman mangroves of Thailand: Descriptions of new species of Desertifilum, Roseofilum, Tigrinifilum, and Persinema using a polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2025; 61:1423-1442. 🇹🇭

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Record number: 67169