Species Oculatella leona

Name: Oculatella leona Becerra-Absalón and Johansen 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: le.o’na. N.L. fem. adj. leona, named in honor of our fellow cyanobacterial taxonomist, marine phycologist, and esteemed friend, Hilda León-Tejera

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ku-la-TEL-la le-O-na, feminine

Holotype: UAM 710

Valid publication: Becerra-Absalón I, Johansen JR, Osorio-Santos K, Montejano G. Two new Oculatella (Oculatellaceae, Cyanobacteria) species in soil crusts from tropical semi-arid uplands of México. Fottea 2020; 20:160-170. 🇲🇽

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

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

Parent taxon: Oculatella Zammit et al. 2012

Assigned by: Becerra-Absalón I, Johansen JR, Osorio-Santos K, Montejano G. Two new Oculatella (Oculatellaceae, Cyanobacteria) species in soil crusts from tropical semi-arid uplands of México. Fottea 2020; 20:160-170. 🇲🇽

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Record number: 39039