Name: Desertifilum tharense Dadheech and Krienitz 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tha.ren’se. N.L. neut. adj. tharense, pertaining to the Thar Desert, India

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^ha-REN-se, neuter

Holotype: B 400040620; B 400040621; CCAP 1420/4; PD2001/TDC17

16S rRNA gene: FJ158997 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dadheech PK, Abed RMM, Mahmoud H, Mohan MK, Krienitz L. Polyphasic characterization of cyanobacteria isolated from desert crusts, and the description of Desertifilum tharense gen. et sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales). Phycologia 2012; 51:260-270. 🇮🇳

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desertifilum Dadheech and Krienitz 2012. Publication: Dadheech PK, Abed RMM, Mahmoud H, Mohan MK, Krienitz L. Polyphasic characterization of cyanobacteria isolated from desert crusts, and the description of Desertifilum tharense gen. et sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales). Phycologia 2012; 51:260-270. 🇮🇳
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Dadheech and Krienitz) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Dadheech et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desertifilum Dadheech and Krienitz 2012

Assigned by: Dadheech PK, Abed RMM, Mahmoud H, Mohan MK, Krienitz L. Polyphasic characterization of cyanobacteria isolated from desert crusts, and the description of Desertifilum tharense gen. et sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales). Phycologia 2012; 51:260-270. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 6583