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New terrestrial cyanobacteria from the Azores Islands: description of Venetifunis gen. nov. and new species of Albertania, Kovacikia and Pegethrix

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Pages 483-498 | Received 03 Mar 2023, Accepted 12 Sep 2023, Published online: 24 Oct 2023

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