Name: Portococcus stanieri Strunecký et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sta.nie’ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. stanieri, named to honour Roger Y. Stanier, who pioneered the study of cyanobacteria in axenic cultures

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: por-to-KOK-kus sta-NIE-ri, masculine

Holotype: CBFS A-266; PCC 6802

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16S rRNA gene: PV263562 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Strunecky O, Kozlikova-Zapomelova E, Jezberova J, Morais J, Lemus MAT, Stenclova L, Johansen JR, Capkova K, Vasconcelos VMO, Mares J. To multicellularity and back again: Description of two new coccoid genera (Portococcus gen. nov. and Pseudanabaenococcus gen. nov.) in the basal "filamentous" order Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteria. J Phycol 2026; 0:0. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Paraleptovivax allomegium" Walter et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-05-14.

Parent taxon: Portococcus Strunecký et al. 2026

Assigned by: Strunecky O, Kozlikova-Zapomelova E, Jezberova J, Morais J, Lemus MAT, Stenclova L, Johansen JR, Capkova K, Vasconcelos VMO, Mares J. To multicellularity and back again: Description of two new coccoid genera (Portococcus gen. nov. and Pseudanabaenococcus gen. nov.) in the basal "filamentous" order Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteria. J Phycol 2026; 0:0. 🇨🇿

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