Name: Perforafilum tunnellii corrig. Zimba et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tun.nel’li.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. tunnellii, named in honour of Dr Wes Tunnell, founding Centre Director of the Centre for Coastal Studies, Texas A and M University Corpus Christi

Pronunciation, gender: tun-NEL-li-i, neuter

Holotype: PH 172109

Valid publication: Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I-S, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 60:10-24.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Perforafilum tunnelli Zimba et al. 2021	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Perforafilum Zimba et al. 2021. Publication: Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I-S, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 60:10-24.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Perforafilum Zimba et al. 2021

Assigned by: Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I-S, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 60:10-24.

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Record number: 22952