Name: Gloeocapsopsis expansa Hentschke and Oliveira 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ex.pan’sa. L. fem. part. adj. expansa, expanded

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: glo͡e-o-kaps-OP-sis ex-PAN-sa, feminine

Holotype: LEGE 221420; PO T5211

16S rRNA gene: PQ861018 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: Gloeocapsopsis Geitler ex Komárek 1993

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: 72693