Species Microcoleus rushforthii

Name: Microcoleus rushforthii Johansen and Casamatta 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rush.for’thi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. rushforthii, named for Samuel R. Rushforth, graduate advisor, mentor, collaborator, and friend of author J.R. Johansen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-KO-le-us rus͡h-FOR-thi-i, masculine

Holotype: BRY C37701

Valid publication: Casamatta DA, Johansen JR, Vis ML, Broadwater ST. MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TEN POLAR AND NEAR-POLAR STRAINS WITHIN THE OSCILLATORIALES (CYANOBACTERIA). J. Phycol 2005; 41:421-438. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Microcoleus Desmazières ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Casamatta DA, Johansen JR, Vis ML, Broadwater ST. MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TEN POLAR AND NEAR-POLAR STRAINS WITHIN THE OSCILLATORIALES (CYANOBACTERIA). J. Phycol 2005; 41:421-438. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 29391

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