taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F068046C64FFD1FF51FBA1FE88F900.taxon	description	Description and illustrations: Merican & al. (2023: 5, pl. 2: figs 1 A – 1 E).	en	Merican, Faradina, School, Narongrit Muangmai (2024): Validation of the designation Aliinostoc bakau Merican & al. (Nodulariaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 312: 1-2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16652797
03F068046C64FFD1FF51FBA1FE88F900.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Strain USMNA, collected by M. Faradina & A. R. Nur Afiqah. Material in a metabolically inactive state is preserved at the School of Biological Sciences Herbarium, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, Isotype: similarly preserved material at the Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Thailand. Type locality: Malaysia: Penang, 5 ° 18 ' 23.3 " N, 100 ° 1202.4 " E. A microbial mat sample was collected from a rotting tree trunk in the intertidal zone of an estuarine mangrove area in Kampung Pulau Betung, Penang.	en	Merican, Faradina, School, Narongrit Muangmai (2024): Validation of the designation Aliinostoc bakau Merican & al. (Nodulariaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 312: 1-2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16652797
03F068046C64FFD1FF51FBA1FE88F900.taxon	description	Phycobank registration: http: // phycobank. org / 104267	en	Merican, Faradina, School, Narongrit Muangmai (2024): Validation of the designation Aliinostoc bakau Merican & al. (Nodulariaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 312: 1-2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16652797
03F068046C64FFD1FF51FBA1FE88F900.taxon	etymology	Etymology: the epithet “ bakau ” is derived from a Malay word for a mangrove, referring to the origin of the strain from the mangrove environment. It is a noun in apposition and thus nondeclinable.	en	Merican, Faradina, School, Narongrit Muangmai (2024): Validation of the designation Aliinostoc bakau Merican & al. (Nodulariaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 312: 1-2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16652797
