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Species Nostoc oromo

Name: Nostoc oromo Mesfin and Johansen 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ro’mo. N.L. masc. n. oromo, named after Oromo people, Ethiopia (nominative in apposition) (sic)

Gender: neuter

Holotype: BRY C37795; ETH. 2.4; ETH.2.4.M.5

16S rRNA gene: MH427659 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Mesfin M, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Baldarelli LM. Nostoc oromo sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanophyceae) from Ethiopia: a new species based on morphological and molecular evidence. Phytotaxa 2020; 433:81-93. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

  • Notes:
    • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Mesfin and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Mesfin et al.).
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Mesfin M, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Baldarelli LM. Nostoc oromo sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanophyceae) from Ethiopia: a new species based on morphological and molecular evidence. Phytotaxa 2020; 433:81-93. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 22418