Name: Rippkaea orientalis Johansen and Mareš 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ri.en.ta’lis. L. fem. adj. orientalis, “oriental, ” referring to the region where the strains were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: o-ri-en-TA-lis, feminine

Holotype: CBFS A-17-1; PCC 8801

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16S rRNA gene: AF296873 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mares J, Johansen JR, Hauer T, Zima JJ, Ventura S, Cuzman O, Tiribilli B, Kastovsky J. Taxonomic resolution of the genus Cyanothece (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), with a treatment on Gloeothece and three new genera, Crocosphaera, Rippkaea, and Zehria. J Phycol 2019; 55:578-610.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rippkaea Johansen and Mareš 2019. Publication: Mares J, Johansen JR, Hauer T, Zima JJ, Ventura S, Cuzman O, Tiribilli B, Kastovsky J. Taxonomic resolution of the genus Cyanothece (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), with a treatment on Gloeothece and three new genera, Crocosphaera, Rippkaea, and Zehria. J Phycol 2019; 55:578-610.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Johansen and Mareš) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Mareš et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Rippkaea Johansen and Mareš 2019

Assigned by: Mares J, Johansen JR, Hauer T, Zima JJ, Ventura S, Cuzman O, Tiribilli B, Kastovsky J. Taxonomic resolution of the genus Cyanothece (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), with a treatment on Gloeothece and three new genera, Crocosphaera, Rippkaea, and Zehria. J Phycol 2019; 55:578-610.

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Record number: 6551