Name: Vasconcelosia minhoensis de Oliveira et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: min.ho.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. minhoensis, referring to Minho River, the region where Vitor M. Vasconcelos was born, as well as the sample location [probably better: minhonensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … min-ho-EN-sis, feminine

Holotype: LEGE 7310; PO T4788

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16S rRNA gene: PP477458 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: de Oliveira FL, Hentschke GS, Morais J, Silva R, Cruz P, Vasconcelos VM. Exploring the cyanobacterial diversity in Portugal: Description of four new genera from LEGE-CC using the polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2024; 60:1285-1304. 🇧🇷

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Vasconcelosia de Oliveira et al. 2024. Publication: de Oliveira FL, Hentschke GS, Morais J, Silva R, Cruz P, Vasconcelos VM. Exploring the cyanobacterial diversity in Portugal: Description of four new genera from LEGE-CC using the polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2024; 60:1285-1304. 🇧🇷
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-21.

Parent taxon: Vasconcelosia de Oliveira et al. 2024

Assigned by: de Oliveira FL, Hentschke GS, Morais J, Silva R, Cruz P, Vasconcelos VM. Exploring the cyanobacterial diversity in Portugal: Description of four new genera from LEGE-CC using the polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2024; 60:1285-1304. 🇧🇷

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Record number: 53672