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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Scytonematopsis contorta

Name: Scytonematopsis contorta Vaccarino and Johansen 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.tor’ta. L. fem. part. adj. contorta, twisted

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kon-TOR-ta, feminine

Holotype: BISH 747428; HA4267-MV1; HA4267-MV1 BISH 747428; UTEX HA4267-MV1

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16S rRNA gene: HQ847557 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vaccarino MA, Johansen JR. Scytonematopsis contorta sp. nov. (Nostocales), a new species from the Hawaiian Islands. Fottea 2011; 11:149-161. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Scytonematopsis Kiseleva 1930

Assigned by: Vaccarino MA, Johansen JR. Scytonematopsis contorta sp. nov. (Nostocales), a new species from the Hawaiian Islands. Fottea 2011; 11:149-161. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 6825
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