Name: Kalymmatonema desertorum Bohunická et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ser.to’rum. L. gen. neut. pl. n. desertorum, of deserts

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-lym-ma-to-NE-ma de-ser-TO-rum, neuter

Holotype: FI5-JRJ03; SBBG 262386

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: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Kalymmatonema Bohunická et al. 2025. 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. 🇨🇿
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-07-30.

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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