Aerofilum Chakraborty et Mukherjee 2021
- Dataset
- Aerofilum fasciculatum gen. nov., sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae) and Euryhalinema pallustris sp. nov. (Prochlorotrichaceae) isolated from an Indian mangrove forest
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Chakraborty, Sandeep, Maruthanayagam, Veerabadhran, Achari, Anushree, Pramanik, Arnab, Jaisankar, Parasuraman, Mukherjee, Joydeep (2021): Aerofilum fasciculatum gen. nov., sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae) and Euryhalinema pallustris sp. nov. (Prochlorotrichaceae) isolated from an Indian mangrove forest. Phytotaxa 522 (3): 165-186, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.522.3.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.522.3.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Bacteria
- phylum
- Cyanobacteria
- class
- Cyanophyceae
- order
- Synechococcales
- family
- Oculatellaceae
- genus
- Aerofilum
etymology
Etymology: The generic epithet “ Aerofilum ” is derived from Aero Greek for ‘ air’ as the strain possesses gas vesicles (aerotopes) and filum Greek for ‘ filament’.
type_taxon
Type species (designated here): Aerofilum fasciculatum Chakraborty et Mukherjee