Name: Shackletoniella antarctica (West and West 1911) Strunecký et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Phormidium antarcticum West and West 1911

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, by extension pertaining to the Antarctic, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Holotype: ANT.LH18.2; CBFS A-155; ULC 37

Valid publication: Strunecky O, Raabova L, Bernardova A, Ivanova AP, Semanova A, Crossley J, Kaftan D. Diversity of cyanobacteria at the Alaska North Slope with description of two new genera: Gibliniella and Shackletoniella. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2020; 96:0.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Phormidium antarcticum West and West 1911	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Leptolyngbya antarctica (West and West 1911) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Shackletoniella Strunecký et al. 2020. Publication: Strunecky O, Raabova L, Bernardova A, Ivanova AP, Semanova A, Crossley J, Kaftan D. Diversity of cyanobacteria at the Alaska North Slope with description of two new genera: Gibliniella and Shackletoniella. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2020; 96:0.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Shackletoniella Strunecký et al. 2020

Assigned by: Strunecky O, Raabova L, Bernardova A, Ivanova AP, Semanova A, Crossley J, Kaftan D. Diversity of cyanobacteria at the Alaska North Slope with description of two new genera: Gibliniella and Shackletoniella. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2020; 96:0.

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Record number: 18704