Name: Myxacorys californica Pietrasiak and Johansen 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.li.for’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. californica, Californian

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-li-FOR-ni-ka, feminine

Holotype: NMC 86516; WJT36-NPBG1

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16S rRNA gene: KJ939052 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pietrasiak N, Osorio-Santos K, Shalygin S, Martin MP, Johansen JR. When Is A Lineage A Species? A Case Study In Myxacorys gen. nov. (Synechococcales: Cyanobacteria) With The Description of Two New Species From The Americas. J Phycol 2019; 55:976-996. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.25395 (N = 1).
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Pietrasiak and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Pietrasiak et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Myxacorys Pietrasiak and Johansen 2019

Assigned by: Pietrasiak N, Osorio-Santos K, Shalygin S, Martin MP, Johansen JR. When Is A Lineage A Species? A Case Study In Myxacorys gen. nov. (Synechococcales: Cyanobacteria) With The Description of Two New Species From The Americas. J Phycol 2019; 55:976-996. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 16770