Name: Moorena producens Engene and Tronholm 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.du’cens. L. fem. part. adj. producens, making, producing, referring to the fact that the species is rich in metabolic products

Pronunciation, gender: … pro-DU-kens, feminine

Holotype: 3L; BRNM HY2364; CCMP 3L; CPCC 3L

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16S rRNA gene: EU315909 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tronholm A, Engene N. Moorena gen. nov., a valid name for "Moorea Engene & al." nom. inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 122:1-2. 🇸🇪

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Moorea producens" Engene et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Moorena Engene and Tronholm 2019. Publication: Tronholm A, Engene N. Moorena gen. nov., a valid name for "Moorea Engene & al." nom. inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 122:1-2. 🇸🇪
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Engene and Tronholm) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Tronholm and Engene).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Moorena Engene and Tronholm 2019

Assigned by: Tronholm A, Engene N. Moorena gen. nov., a valid name for "Moorea Engene & al." nom. inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 122:1-2. 🇸🇪

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Record number: 29474