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Family Cyanomargaritaceae
Name: Cyanomargaritaceae Shalygin et al. 2017
Etymology: Cy.a.no.mar.ga.ri.ta’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Cyanomargaritaceae, Named for the single genus in the family, Cyanomargarita.
Pronunciation, gender: ky-a-no-mar-ga-ri-TA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Cyanomargarita Shalygin et al. 2017
Valid publication:
Shalygin S, Shalygina R, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Berrendero Gomez E, Bohunicka M, Mares J, Sheil CA. Cyanomargarita gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): convergent evolution resulting in a cryptic genus. J Phycol 2017; 53:762-777. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Aphanizomenaceae corrig. Elenkin 1938
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Aphanizomenaceae corrig. Elenkin 1938 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Hydrocorynaceae Elenkin 1949 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Aphanizomenonaceae Elenkin 1938 heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) Gloeotrichiaceae Komárek et al. 2014 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Anabaenaceae Elenkin 1938 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
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Notes:
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🧕 Shalygin et al. (2017) assigned this family to the order Nostocales corrig. Borzì 1914.
Publication:
Shalygin S, Shalygina R, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Berrendero Gomez E, Bohunicka M, Mares J, Sheil CA. Cyanomargarita gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): convergent evolution resulting in a cryptic genus. J Phycol 2017; 53:762-777.
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🧒 Shalygin et al. (2017) assigned the genus Cyanomargarita Shalygin et al. 2017 to this family.
Publication:
Shalygin S, Shalygina R, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Berrendero Gomez E, Bohunicka M, Mares J, Sheil CA. Cyanomargarita gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): convergent evolution resulting in a cryptic genus. J Phycol 2017; 53:762-777.
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🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Aphanizomenaceae corrig. Elenkin 1938.
Publication:
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.
- ❗ Cyanomargaritaceae is the correct name instead if this family is regarded as a separate family (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another family whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
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🧕 Shalygin et al. (2017) assigned this family to the order Nostocales corrig. Borzì 1914.
Publication:
Shalygin S, Shalygina R, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Berrendero Gomez E, Bohunicka M, Mares J, Sheil CA. Cyanomargarita gen. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): convergent evolution resulting in a cryptic genus. J Phycol 2017; 53:762-777.
Parent taxon: Nostocales corrig. Borzì 1914
Assigned by:
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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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Record number: 29277
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