Species Trichotorquatus ladouxae

Name: Trichotorquatus ladouxae Pietrasiak et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.dou’xae. N.L. gen. fem. n. ladouxae, named in honor of Tasha LaDoux, who facilitated our research in Wonderland of Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park and ever since has been a dear friend of the authors.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … la-DOU-ksa͡e, masculine

Holotype: NMC 109456; WJT36-NPBG11

16S rRNA gene: MK188326 Analysetree FASTA download

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

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: 21160

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