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

• Notes:
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this family to the order "Oculatellales". Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Sodaleptolyngbya Cellamare et al. 2018 to this family. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Thermoleptolyngbya Sciuto and Moro 2016 to this family. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Albertania Zammit 2018 to this family. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Toxifilum Zimba et al. 2017 to this family. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Calenema Ramos et al. 2017 to this family. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Elainella Jahodářová et al. 2018 to this family. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus "Metis" to this family. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • 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 in some sources as: "Oculalteaceae"; "Oculateaceae"; "Oculatelaceae"; "Ocullateaceae"; "Ocullatelaceae".
  • 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: SAG: 3; ULC: 2; CCALA: 2; MCCC: 1; MCC: 1; DSM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 12
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 12
Total number of child taxa: 12

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aerofilum Chakraborty et al. 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Amphirytos Jasser et al. 2022	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
    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
    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
    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
    Trichotorquatus Pietrasiak et al. 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: "Synechococcales" Hoffmann et al. 2005

Assigned by: 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.

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