Name: Leptochromothrix valpauliae Berthold et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: val.pau’li.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. valpauliae, is named in honor of Dr. Valerie J. Paul for her substantial contribution to the study of marine cyanobacteria and their chemical ecology

Pronunciation, gender: wal-PA͡U-li-a͡e, feminine

Holotype: US 227661

Valid publication: Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Leptochromothrix Berthold et al. 2020. Publication: Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Leptochromothrix Berthold et al. 2020

Assigned by: Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010.

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Record number: 14730