Name: Rhodoploca sivoneniae corrig. Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.vo.ne’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. sivoneniae, The specific epithet refers to Professor Kaarina Sivonen (University of Helsinki) to honor her long and valuable contribution to cyanobacterial research.

Pronunciation, gender: si-wo-NE-ni-a͡e, feminine

Holotype: TAU A01005; TAU-MAC 1815

16S rRNA gene: MN833627 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodoploca sivonenia Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rhodoploca Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021. Publication: Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Konstantinou and Gkelis) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Konstantinou et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Rhodoploca Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021

Assigned by: Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991.

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Record number: 37365