Name: Xenococcus spongiosus corrig. Konstantinou et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spon.gi.o’sus. L. masc. adj. spongiosus, spongy

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … spon-gi-O-sus, masculine

Holotype: TAU A01004; TAU-MAC 615

16S rRNA gene: KY744806 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:106991. 🇬🇷

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Xenococcus Thuret 1880

Assigned by: Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:106991. 🇬🇷

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Record number: 56663
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