Name: Gloeomargarita lithophora Moreira et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.tho’pho.ra. Gr. masc./fem. n. lithos, stone; Gr. masc./fem. adj. phoros, carrier; N.L. fem. adj. lithophora, carrier of stones

Gender: feminine

Type strain: Alchichica-D10; CCAP 1437/1; D10; PMC 919.15

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16S rRNA gene: JQ733894 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Moreira D, Tavera R, Benzerara K, Skouri-Panet F, Couradeau E, Gerard E, Fonta CL, Novelo E, Zivanovic Y, Lopez-Garcia P. Description of Gloeomargarita lithophora gen. nov., sp. nov., a thylakoid-bearing, basal-branching cyanobacterium with intracellular carbonates, and proposal for Gloeomargaritales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:653-658.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Gloeomargarita lithophora" Couradeau et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gloeomargarita Moreira et al. 2017. Publication: Moreira D, Tavera R, Benzerara K, Skouri-Panet F, Couradeau E, Gerard E, Fonta CL, Novelo E, Zivanovic Y, Lopez-Garcia P. Description of Gloeomargarita lithophora gen. nov., sp. nov., a thylakoid-bearing, basal-branching cyanobacterium with intracellular carbonates, and proposal for Gloeomargaritales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:653-658.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Gloeomargarita Moreira et al. 2017

Assigned by: Moreira D, Tavera R, Benzerara K, Skouri-Panet F, Couradeau E, Gerard E, Fonta CL, Novelo E, Zivanovic Y, Lopez-Garcia P. Description of Gloeomargarita lithophora gen. nov., sp. nov., a thylakoid-bearing, basal-branching cyanobacterium with intracellular carbonates, and proposal for Gloeomargaritales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:653-658.

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Record number: 6550