Name: Chroococcidiopsidaceae Geitler ex Büdel et al. 2012

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Chro.o.coc.ci.di.op.si.da’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Chroococcidiopsidaceae, the Chroococcidiopsis family

Pronunciation, gender: k^hro-o-kok-ki-di-op-si-DA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Chroococcidiopsis Geitler 1933

Valid publication: Büdel B, Kauff F. Prokaryotic Algae, Blue-green Algae. In: Frey W (eds), Syllabus of Plant Families, Engler’s Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien, 13th ed., Part 1/1 Blue-green algae, Myxomycetes and Myxomycete-like organisms, Phytoparasitic protists, heterotrophic Heterokontobionta and Fungi p.p, Borntraeger, Stuttgart, 2012, p. 5-39.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chlorogloeaceae Geitler 1925	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Sinocapsaceae" Wang et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Gloeocapsaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Aliterellaceae" Rigonato et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Chroococcidiopsidaceae" Geitler 1942	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Xenococcaceae Ercegović 1932. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chroococidiopsidaceae".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 6; BRNM: 3; TNS: 2; LEGE: 2; CCAP: 2; SP: 2; BISH: 1; OLM: 1; SAG: 1; FACHB: 1.
  • 🧍 See also Komárek et al. (2014). Publication: Komárek J, Kastovsky J, Mares J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 9

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aliterella Rigonato et al. 2016	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Chlorogloea Wille 1900	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Chroococcidiopsis Geitler 1933	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    "Chroogloeocystis" Brown et al. 2005	not validly published	preferred name
    Gloeocapsa Kützing 1843	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), conserved name	correct name
    Gloeocapsopsis Geitler ex Komárek 1993	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Lightfootiella Hašler et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name	synonym
    [Monocapsa]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    Sinocapsa Wang and Li 2019	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Chroococcidiopsidales Komárek et al. 2014

Assigned by: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2023; 59:12-51.

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