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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Scytonema foetidum

Name: Scytonema foetidum Tawong et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: foe’ti.dum. L. neut. adj. foetidum, having a bad smell, stinky

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FO͡E-ti-dum, neuter

Holotype: NUACC 6; QBG 131045

16S rRNA gene: LC633740 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tawong W, Pongcharoen P, Nishimura T. Geosmin-producing Scytonema foetidum sp. nov. (Scytonemataceae, Cyanobacteria): morphology and molecular phylogeny. Fottea 2022; 22:78-92. 🇹🇭

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Scytonema Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Tawong W, Pongcharoen P, Nishimura T. Geosmin-producing Scytonema foetidum sp. nov. (Scytonemataceae, Cyanobacteria): morphology and molecular phylogeny. Fottea 2022; 22:78-92. 🇹🇭

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Record number: 67254
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