Species Trichotorquatus coquimbo

Name: Trichotorquatus coquimbo Pietrasiak et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: co.quim’bo. N.L. neut. n. coquimbo, named for the Coquimbo Region of the Atacama Desert (nominative in apposition) [probably better: coquimbonensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tri-k^ho-tor-KWA-tus ko-KWIM-bo, masculine

Holotype: ATA2-1-KO25A; NMC 109461

16S rRNA gene: MK188309 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pietrasiak N, Reeve S, Osorio-Santos K, Lipson DA, Johansen JR. Trichotorquatus gen. nov. - a new genus of soil cyanobacteria discovered from American drylands(1). J Phycol 2021; 57:886-902. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

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Parent taxon: Trichotorquatus Pietrasiak et al. 2021

Assigned by: Pietrasiak N, Reeve S, Osorio-Santos K, Lipson DA, Johansen JR. Trichotorquatus gen. nov. - a new genus of soil cyanobacteria discovered from American drylands(1). J Phycol 2021; 57:886-902. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 21159