Name: Nodosilinea radiophila Heidari and Hauer 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.di.o’phi.la. L. masc. n. radius, a beam or ray; L. v. radio, pertaining to radiation; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. radiophila, radiation loving, referring to the locality of the source material, which contains the highest radiation level measured in the world (Talesh Mahalleh, Ramsar)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ra-di-O-phi-la, feminine

Holotype: CBFS A-83-1; TM S2B

16S rRNA gene: MF352005 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Heidari F, Zima Jj, Riahi H, Hauer T. New simple trichal cyanobacterial taxa isolated from radioactive thermal springs. Fottea 2018; 18:137-149. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Nodosilinea Perkerson and Casamatta 2011

Assigned by: Heidari F, Zima Jj, Riahi H, Hauer T. New simple trichal cyanobacterial taxa isolated from radioactive thermal springs. Fottea 2018; 18:137-149. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 29281
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