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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Iningainema tapete

Name: Iningainema tapete Berthold et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta.pe’te. L. neut. n. tapete, carpet refers to the ability of this cyanobacterium to form thick carpet-like mats

Pronunciation, gender: ta-PE-te, neuter

Holotype: BLCC-T55; ULC 575; US 227647

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16S rRNA gene: MT672265 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Huang IS, Abdulla H, Zimba PV, Laughinghouse HD. Iningainema tapete sp. nov. (Scytonemataceae, Cyanobacteria) from greenhouses in central Florida (USA) produces two types of nodularin with biosynthetic potential for microcystin-LR and anabaenopeptin production. Harmful Algae 2021; 101:101969.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Iningainema McGregor and Sendall 2017

Assigned by: Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Huang IS, Abdulla H, Zimba PV, Laughinghouse HD. Iningainema tapete sp. nov. (Scytonemataceae, Cyanobacteria) from greenhouses in central Florida (USA) produces two types of nodularin with biosynthetic potential for microcystin-LR and anabaenopeptin production. Harmful Algae 2021; 101:101969.

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Record number: 17750
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