Species Ophiophycus aerugineus

Name: Ophiophycus aerugineus Berthold et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ae.ru.gi’ne.us. N.L. masc. adj. aerugineus, is a reference to the crystal blue green coloration of the trichomes (sic)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-p^hi-o-P^HY-kus a͡e-ru-GI-ne-us, masculine

Holotype: US 227666

Valid publication: Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ophiophycus Berthold et al. 2020. Publication: Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010. 🇺🇸
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Ophiophycus Berthold et al. 2020

Assigned by: Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 14729