Name: Violetonostoc minutum Cai and Li 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.nu’tum. L. neut. part. adj. minutum, very small, referring to the small size of the sporangia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mi-NU-tum, neuter

Holotype: CHAB 5840; CHAB 5841; HBI SSSA201402

16S rRNA gene: MN400070 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cai F, Peng X, Li R. Violetonostoc minutum gen. et sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from a rocky substrate in China. ALGAE 2020; 35:1-16. 🇨🇳

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Violetonostoc Cai and Li 2020. Publication: Cai F, Peng X, Li R. Violetonostoc minutum gen. et sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from a rocky substrate in China. ALGAE 2020; 35:1-16. 🇨🇳
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Cai and Li) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Cai et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Violetonostoc Cai and Li 2020

Assigned by: Cai F, Peng X, Li R. Violetonostoc minutum gen. et sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from a rocky substrate in China. ALGAE 2020; 35:1-16. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 1710