Name: Neochroococcus gongqingensis Geng and Yu 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gong.qing.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. gongqingensis, comes from Latin gongqing, which refers to the Gongqing city where the strain was collected

Pronunciation, gender: gon͡g-qin͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Holotype: CHAB 4018; HBI JXGQ201806

16S rRNA gene: MT011390 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Geng R, Wang Y, Cai F, Zhang Y, Yang P, Dai G, Li R, Yu G. Neochroococcus gongqingensis gen. et sp. nov., a new member of coccoid cyanobacteria from a watercourse, Eastern China. Fottea 2021; 21:44-52.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Neochroococcus Geng and Yu 2021. Publication: Geng R, Wang Y, Cai F, Zhang Y, Yang P, Dai G, Li R, Yu G. Neochroococcus gongqingensis gen. et sp. nov., a new member of coccoid cyanobacteria from a watercourse, Eastern China. Fottea 2021; 21:44-52.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Geng and Yu) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Geng et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Neochroococcus Geng and Yu 2021

Assigned by: Geng R, Wang Y, Cai F, Zhang Y, Yang P, Dai G, Li R, Yu G. Neochroococcus gongqingensis gen. et sp. nov., a new member of coccoid cyanobacteria from a watercourse, Eastern China. Fottea 2021; 21:44-52.

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Record number: 28411