Name: Petrachloros mirabilis Soares et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.ra’bi.lis. L. masc. adj. mirabilis, strange, the strange Caulobacter which is unique in its high content of trans-11-methyl-12-octadecenoic acid

Pronunciation, gender: mi-RA-bi-lis, masculine

Holotype: COI 99798; ULC 683

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16S rRNA gene: MW172408 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Soares F, Trovao J, Ahn AC, Wilmotte A, Cardoso SM, Tiago I, Portugal A. Introducing Petrachlorosaceae fam. nov., Petrachloros gen. nov. and Petrachloros mirabilis sp. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from a Portuguese UNESCO monument. J Phycol 2022; 58:219-233.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Petrachloros Soares et al. 2022. Publication: Soares F, Trovao J, Ahn AC, Wilmotte A, Cardoso SM, Tiago I, Portugal A. Introducing Petrachlorosaceae fam. nov., Petrachloros gen. nov. and Petrachloros mirabilis sp. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from a Portuguese UNESCO monument. J Phycol 2022; 58:219-233.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Petrachloros Soares et al. 2022

Assigned by: Soares F, Trovao J, Ahn AC, Wilmotte A, Cardoso SM, Tiago I, Portugal A. Introducing Petrachlorosaceae fam. nov., Petrachloros gen. nov. and Petrachloros mirabilis sp. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from a Portuguese UNESCO monument. J Phycol 2022; 58:219-233.

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Record number: 26382