Name: Thalassoporum mexicanum Saraf et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.xi.ca’num. N.L. neut. adj. mexicanum, belonging to Mexico, from where the type strain was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: BACA 810; PCC 7367

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16S rRNA gene: AM709633 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Saraf A, Aleksovski B, Blondet E, Krstic S, Criscuolo A, Gugger M. Expanding species diversity in the monotypic genera Thalassoporum and Tumidithrix (Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteriota) with the description of Thalassoporum mexicanum sp. nov. and Tumidithrix helvetica sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6869. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6926.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-08-26.
  • 🧍 Cyanobacteria validly published under the bacteriological code. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Thalassoporum Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021

Assigned by: Saraf A, Aleksovski B, Blondet E, Krstic S, Criscuolo A, Gugger M. Expanding species diversity in the monotypic genera Thalassoporum and Tumidithrix (Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteriota) with the description of Thalassoporum mexicanum sp. nov. and Tumidithrix helvetica sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6869. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 67088