Name: Okeanomitos corallinicola Li et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.ral.li.ni.co.la. L. neut. n. corallum, coral; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a suffix denoting inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. corallinicola, reflecting the species habitat and association with coral environments from which it was isolated

Gender: masculine

Holotype: TIOX103; TIOX104; TIOX110

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16S rRNA gene: PP491959 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li H, Li R, Kang J, Hii KS, Mohamed HF, Xu X, Luo Z. Okeanomitos corallinicola gen. and sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria), a new toxic marine heterocyte-forming Cyanobacterium from a coral reef. J Phycol 2024; 60:908-927.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Okeanomitos Li et al. 2024. Publication: Li H, Li R, Kang J, Hii KS, Mohamed HF, Xu X, Luo Z. Okeanomitos corallinicola gen. and sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria), a new toxic marine heterocyte-forming Cyanobacterium from a coral reef. J Phycol 2024; 60:908-927.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-07-16.

Parent taxon: Okeanomitos Li et al. 2024

Assigned by: Li H, Li R, Kang J, Hii KS, Mohamed HF, Xu X, Luo Z. Okeanomitos corallinicola gen. and sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria), a new toxic marine heterocyte-forming Cyanobacterium from a coral reef. J Phycol 2024; 60:908-927.

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Record number: 50806