Name: Olokunococcus oblitus Aiube et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ob’li.tus. L. masc. adj. oblitus, forgotten, referring to the Portuguese name Esquecidos reefs meaning forgotten reefs, from which the organism was sampled

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … OB-li-tus, masculine

Valid publication: Aiube YRA, Moreira APB, Caires TA, Tenorio MMB, de Moura RL, Salomon PS. Revealing novelty from the southwestern Atlantic, Yemanjia gen. nov. and Olokunococcus gen. nov. from the coral cyanobiome of the Abrolhos Bank. J Phycol 2026; 62:533-555. 🇧🇷

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Olokunococcus Aiube et al. 2026. Publication: Aiube YRA, Moreira APB, Caires TA, Tenorio MMB, de Moura RL, Salomon PS. Revealing novelty from the southwestern Atlantic, Yemanjia gen. nov. and Olokunococcus gen. nov. from the coral cyanobiome of the Abrolhos Bank. J Phycol 2026; 62:533-555. 🇧🇷
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-05-07.

Parent taxon: Olokunococcus Aiube et al. 2026

Assigned by: Aiube YRA, Moreira APB, Caires TA, Tenorio MMB, de Moura RL, Salomon PS. Revealing novelty from the southwestern Atlantic, Yemanjia gen. nov. and Olokunococcus gen. nov. from the coral cyanobiome of the Abrolhos Bank. J Phycol 2026; 62:533-555. 🇧🇷

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Record number: 71781