Name: Stenomitos rutilans Miscoe and Johansen 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’ti.lans. L. masc. part. adj. rutilans, purplish brick red, named for its purplish brick-red color

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ste-NO-mi-tos RU-ti-lans, masculine

Holotype: BISH 755075; HA7619-LM2

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16S rRNA gene: KF417430 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miscoe LH, Johansen JR, Vaccarino MA, Pietrasiak N, Sherwood AR. The diatom flora and cyobacteria from caves on Kauai, Hawaii. II. Novel cyanobacteria from caves on Kauai, Hawaii. Bibliotheca Phycologica 2016; 120:75-152.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Stenomitos Miscoe and Johansen 2016. Publication: Miscoe LH, Johansen JR, Vaccarino MA, Pietrasiak N, Sherwood AR. The diatom flora and cyobacteria from caves on Kauai, Hawaii. II. Novel cyanobacteria from caves on Kauai, Hawaii. Bibliotheca Phycologica 2016; 120:75-152.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Miscoe and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Miscoe et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Stenomitos Miscoe and Johansen 2016

Assigned by: Miscoe LH, Johansen JR, Vaccarino MA, Pietrasiak N, Sherwood AR. The diatom flora and cyobacteria from caves on Kauai, Hawaii. II. Novel cyanobacteria from caves on Kauai, Hawaii. Bibliotheca Phycologica 2016; 120:75-152.

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Record number: 6676