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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Macrochaete lichenoides

Name: Macrochaete lichenoides Berrendero Gómez et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.che.no.i’des. N.L. fem. adj. lichenoides, of lichens, referring to its endosymbiotic way of life within the lichen Placynthium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-kro-KHA͡E-te li-khe-no-I-des, feminine

Holotype: CBFS A-49; SAG 32.92

16S rRNA gene: KM020001 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Berrendero Gomez E, Johansen JR, Kastovsky J, Bohunicka M, Capkova K. Macrochaete gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria), a taxon morphologically and molecularly distinct from Calothrix. J Phycol 2016; 52:638-655. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Macrochaete Berrendero Gómez et al. 2016

Assigned by: Berrendero Gomez E, Johansen JR, Kastovsky J, Bohunicka M, Capkova K. Macrochaete gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria), a taxon morphologically and molecularly distinct from Calothrix. J Phycol 2016; 52:638-655. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 15544

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