Name: Desikacharya nostocoides Saraf et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nos.to.co.i’des. N.L. neut. n. Nostoc, a cyanobacterial genus; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. fem. adj. nostocoides, Nostoc-like

Pronunciation, gender: nos-to-ko-I-des, feminine

Holotype: BHU1-PS; GCC 1165; GCC 20181

16S rRNA gene: MH036167 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Saraf AG, Dawda HG, Singh P. Desikacharya gen. nov., a phylogenetically distinct genus of Cyanobacteria along with the description of two new species, Desikacharya nostocoides sp. nov. and Desikacharya soli sp. nov., and reclassification of Nostoc thermotolerans to Desikacharya thermotolerans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:307-315.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desikacharya Saraf et al. 2019. Publication: Saraf AG, Dawda HG, Singh P. Desikacharya gen. nov., a phylogenetically distinct genus of Cyanobacteria along with the description of two new species, Desikacharya nostocoides sp. nov. and Desikacharya soli sp. nov., and reclassification of Nostoc thermotolerans to Desikacharya thermotolerans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:307-315.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desikacharya Saraf et al. 2019

Assigned by: Saraf AG, Dawda HG, Singh P. Desikacharya gen. nov., a phylogenetically distinct genus of Cyanobacteria along with the description of two new species, Desikacharya nostocoides sp. nov. and Desikacharya soli sp. nov., and reclassification of Nostoc thermotolerans to Desikacharya thermotolerans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:307-315.

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