Name: Waterburya agarophytonicola Bonthond and Shalygin 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga.ro.phy.to.ni’co.la. N.L. neut. n. Agarophyton, a red algal genus; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. agarophytonicola, a inhabitant of the marine red alga Agarophyton (nominative in apposition) [probably better: agarophyticola]

Pronunciation, gender: a-ga-ro-p^hy-to-NI-ko-la, feminine

Holotype: C A-99685; KI4

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16S rRNA gene: OK044280 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bonthond G, Shalygin S, Bayer T, Weinberger F. Draft genome and description of Waterburya agarophytonicola gen. nov. sp. nov. (Pleurocapsales, Cyanobacteria): a seaweed symbiont. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:2189-2203.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Waterburya Bonthond and Shalygin 2021. Publication: Bonthond G, Shalygin S, Bayer T, Weinberger F. Draft genome and description of Waterburya agarophytonicola gen. nov. sp. nov. (Pleurocapsales, Cyanobacteria): a seaweed symbiont. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:2189-2203.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Bonthond and Shalygin) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Bonthond et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Waterburya Bonthond and Shalygin 2021

Assigned by: Bonthond G, Shalygin S, Bayer T, Weinberger F. Draft genome and description of Waterburya agarophytonicola gen. nov. sp. nov. (Pleurocapsales, Cyanobacteria): a seaweed symbiont. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:2189-2203.

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Record number: 22979