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Species Nostoc oromo
Name: Nostoc oromo Mesfin and Johansen 2020
Etymology: o.ro’mo. N.L. masc. n. oromo, named after Oromo people, Ethiopia (nominative in apposition) (sic)
Holotype: BRY C37795; ETH. 2.4; ETH.2.4.M.5
16S rRNA gene:
MH427659
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FASTA
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
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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 2025-06-04.
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
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