Name: Tumidithrix elongata Luz et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lon.ga’ta. L. fem. part. adj. elongata, elongated, stretched, pertaining to cell elongation and predisposition to form filamentous cell chains

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … e-lon-GA-ta, feminine

Holotype: AZB 3908; BACA 141

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16S rRNA gene: MT176747 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Luz R, Cordeiro R, Kastovsky J, Johansen JR, Dias E, Fonseca A, Urbatzka R, Vasconcelos V, Goncalves V. Description of four new filamentous cyanobacterial taxa from freshwater habitats in the Azores Archipelago. J Phycol 2023; 59:1323-1338. 🇵🇹

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tumidithrix Luz et al. 2023. Publication: Luz R, Cordeiro R, Kastovsky J, Johansen JR, Dias E, Fonseca A, Urbatzka R, Vasconcelos V, Goncalves V. Description of four new filamentous cyanobacterial taxa from freshwater habitats in the Azores Archipelago. J Phycol 2023; 59:1323-1338. 🇵🇹
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Tumidithrix Luz et al. 2023

Assigned by: Luz R, Cordeiro R, Kastovsky J, Johansen JR, Dias E, Fonseca A, Urbatzka R, Vasconcelos V, Goncalves V. Description of four new filamentous cyanobacterial taxa from freshwater habitats in the Azores Archipelago. J Phycol 2023; 59:1323-1338. 🇵🇹

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Record number: 40869