Name: Kalymmatonema arcangelii (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Bohunická et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Scytonema arcangelii Bornet and Flahault 1886

Etymology: ar.can.ge’li.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. arcangelii, referring to Arcangeli

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-lym-ma-to-NE-ma ar-kan-GE-li-i, neuter

Valid publication: Bohunicka M, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Jusko BM, Mesfin M, Becerra-Absalon I. Kalymmatonema gen. nov. (Scytonemataceae, Cyanobacteria): A desert soil crust genus previously identified as Scytonema hyalinum, with description of seven species new to science. J Phycol 2025; 61:1225-1250. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Scytonema arcangelii Bornet and Flahault 1886

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Scytonema arcangelii Bornet and Flahault 1886	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Kalymmatonema arcangelii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Kalymmatonema.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-07-23.

Parent taxon: Kalymmatonema Bohunická et al. 2025

Assigned by: Bohunicka M, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Jusko BM, Mesfin M, Becerra-Absalon I. Kalymmatonema gen. nov. (Scytonemataceae, Cyanobacteria): A desert soil crust genus previously identified as Scytonema hyalinum, with description of seven species new to science. J Phycol 2025; 61:1225-1250. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 66677