Species Tusconia apicata

Name: Tusconia apicata Hentschke and De Rosa 2025

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.pi.ca’ta. L. fem. adj. apicata, apicatus, pointed, referring to the distinctive diagnostic structure present at the apices of the trichomes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tus-KO-ni-a a-pi-KA-ta, feminine

Holotype: PO T5287; TBCL 2401

16S rRNA gene: PV346805 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: De Rosa T, Hentschke GS, Lopes G, Oliveira F, Esposito G, Teta R, Vasconcelos V, Costantino V. Tusconia apicata gen. et sp. nov.: An innovative biomass source with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential from thermal spring Bagni San Filippo. Algal Research 2025; 91:104267. 🇮🇹

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tusconia Hentschke and De Rosa 2025. Publication: De Rosa T, Hentschke GS, Lopes G, Oliveira F, Esposito G, Teta R, Vasconcelos V, Costantino V. Tusconia apicata gen. et sp. nov.: An innovative biomass source with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential from thermal spring Bagni San Filippo. Algal Research 2025; 91:104267. 🇮🇹
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Hentschke and De Rosa) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (De Rosa et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-05-21.

Parent taxon: Tusconia Hentschke and De Rosa 2025

Assigned by: De Rosa T, Hentschke GS, Lopes G, Oliveira F, Esposito G, Teta R, Vasconcelos V, Costantino V. Tusconia apicata gen. et sp. nov.: An innovative biomass source with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential from thermal spring Bagni San Filippo. Algal Research 2025; 91:104267. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 71735

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