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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Sirenicapillaria rigida

Name: Sirenicapillaria rigida Berthold et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ri’gi.da. L. fem. adj. rigida, in reference to the physical rigidity of the filaments

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RI-gi-da, feminine

Holotype: BLCC-M116; US 227691

Valid publication: Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Sirenicapillaria Berthold et al. 2022

Assigned by: Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 28288
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