Name: Marmoreocelis xerophila Machado-de-Lima and Branco 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xe.ro’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. xêros, dry; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. xerophila, dry-loving, occurring in dry, xeric habitat

Pronunciation, gender: kse-RO-p^hi-la, feminine

Holotype: CATCB5; SJRP 32603

16S rRNA gene: MT311247 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Machado de Lima NM, Branco LHZ. Biological soil crusts: new genera and species of Cyanobacteria from Brazilian semi-arid regions. Phytotaxa 2020; 470:263-281.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Marmoreocelis Machado-de-Lima and Branco 2020. Publication: Machado de Lima NM, Branco LHZ. Biological soil crusts: new genera and species of Cyanobacteria from Brazilian semi-arid regions. Phytotaxa 2020; 470:263-281.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Marmoreocelis Machado-de-Lima and Branco 2020

Assigned by: Machado de Lima NM, Branco LHZ. Biological soil crusts: new genera and species of Cyanobacteria from Brazilian semi-arid regions. Phytotaxa 2020; 470:263-281.

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Record number: 37784