Name: Tapinothrix clintonii Bohunická and Johansen 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: clin.to’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. clintonii, named in honor of President William Jefferson Clinton, in recognition of his efforts to provide protection for the ecosystems and landscapes now set aside in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Pronunciation, gender: klin-TO-ni-i, feminine

Holotype: BRY 3770; BRY 37705; BZZ872; CCALA 940; GSE-PSE06-07G; Tapinothrix GSE-PSE06-07G; UTEX BZZ872

16S rRNA gene: HQ132936 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bohunická M, Johansen JR, Fučíková K. Tapinothrix clintonii sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new species at the nexus of five genera. Fottea 2011; 11:127-140.

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

Taxonomic status: orphaned species

• Notes:
  • ❗ Tapinothrix clintonii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Tapinothrix.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Bohunická and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Bohunicka et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Tapinothrix Sauvageau 1892

Assigned by: Bohunická M, Johansen JR, Fučíková K. Tapinothrix clintonii sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new species at the nexus of five genera. Fottea 2011; 11:127-140.

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Record number: 20820