Name: Desertifilum matosinhense Hentschke and Oliveira 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.to.sin.hen’se. L. neut. adj. suff. -ense, means ‘from’; N.L. neut. adj. matosinhense, means ‘from Matosinhos’

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-ser-ti-FI-lum ma-to-sin-HEN-se, neuter

Holotype: LEGE 221416; PO T5210

16S rRNA gene: PQ861014 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Scotta Hentschke G, de Oliveira F, Morais J, Vasconcelos V. New terrestrial cyanobacterial species from the vicinity of the CIIMAR building on the Portuguese Coast. European Journal of Phycology 2025; 60:489-511. 🇧🇷

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Hentschke and Oliveira) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Scotta Hentschke et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-07-09.

Parent taxon: Desertifilum Dadheech and Krienitz 2012

Assigned by: Scotta Hentschke G, de Oliveira F, Morais J, Vasconcelos V. New terrestrial cyanobacterial species from the vicinity of the CIIMAR building on the Portuguese Coast. European Journal of Phycology 2025; 60:489-511. 🇧🇷

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Record number: 72692