Name: Oculatellaceae Mai and Johansen 2018

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. pl. n. Oculatellaceae, the Oculatella family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Oculatella Zammit et al. 2012

Valid publication: Mai T, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Bohunická M, Martin MP. Revision of the Synechococcales (Cyanobacteria) through recognition of four families including Oculatellaceae fam. nov. and Trichocoleaceae fam. nov. and six new genera containing 14 species. Phytotaxa 2018; 365:1-59.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Elainellaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Mai et al. (2018) assigned this family to the order "Synechococcales" Hoffmann et al. 2005. Publication: Mai T, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Bohunická M, Martin MP. Revision of the Synechococcales (Cyanobacteria) through recognition of four families including Oculatellaceae fam. nov. and Trichocoleaceae fam. nov. and six new genera containing 14 species. Phytotaxa 2018; 365:1-59.
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Oculalteaceae"; "Oculateaceae"; "Oculatelaceae"; "Ocullateaceae"; "Ocullatelaceae"; "Ocullatellaceae".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Sciuto et al. (2017), Cai et al. (2024), Jasser et al. (2022). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Mai and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Mai et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCALA: 9; SAG: 4; ULC: 2; DSM: 2; MCCC: 2; FACHB: 2; MCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 25
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 25
Total number of child taxa: 25

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aerofilum Chakraborty and Mukherjee 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Albertania Zammit 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Amphirytos Panou and Gkelis 2022	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Calenema Ramos et al. 2017	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Cartusia Mai et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Drouetiella Mai et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Egbenema Akagha and Johansen 2023	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Elainella Jahodářová et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Gansulinema Li and Cai 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Kaiparowitsia Mai et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Komarkovaea Mai et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Komarkovaeasiopsis Li and Cai 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Metis Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Oculatella Zammit et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Pegethrix Mai et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Shackletoniella Strunecky et al. 2020	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Shahulinema Li and Cai 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Siamcapillus Tawong et al. 2022	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Sodaleptolyngbya Cellamare et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Thermocoleostomius Jiang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Thermoleptolyngbya Sciuto and Moro 2016	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Tildeniella Mai et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Timaviella Sciuto and Moro 2017	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Toxifilum Zimba et al. 2017	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Trichotorquatus Pietrasiak et al. 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Oculatellales Strunecký and Mareš 2023

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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Record number: 6116