Name: Egbenema epilithicum Johansen and Akagha 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.pi.li’thi.cum. Gr. prep. epi, on, above (also as adverb); Gr. masc./fem. n. lithos, stone; N.L. neut. adj. epilithicum, growing on stones

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … e-pi-LI-t^hi-kum, neuter

Holotype: CBFS A-129-1; CT225

Valid publication: Akagha MU, Pietrasiak N, Bustos DF, Vondraskova A, Lamb SC, Johansen JR. Albertania and Egbenema gen. nov. from Nigeria and the United States, expanding biodiversity in the Oculatellaceae (cyanobacteria). J Phycol 2023; 59:1217-1236. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Johansen and Akagha) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Akagha et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Egbenema Akagha and Johansen 2023

Assigned by: Akagha MU, Pietrasiak N, Bustos DF, Vondraskova A, Lamb SC, Johansen JR. Albertania and Egbenema gen. nov. from Nigeria and the United States, expanding biodiversity in the Oculatellaceae (cyanobacteria). J Phycol 2023; 59:1217-1236. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 40265