Name: Petrachloraceae corrig. Soares et al. 2022

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Pe.tra.chlo.ra’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Petrachloraceae, the Petrachloros family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-tra-khlo-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Petrachloros Soares et al. 2022

Valid publication: Soares F, Trovao J, Ahn AC, Wilmotte A, Cardoso SM, Tiago I, Portugal A. Introducing Petrachlorosaceae fam. nov., Petrachloros gen. nov. and Petrachloros mirabilis sp. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from a Portuguese UNESCO monument. J Phycol 2022; 58:219-233. 🇵🇹

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: "Synechococcales" Hoffmann et al. 2005

Assigned by: Soares F, Trovao J, Ahn AC, Wilmotte A, Cardoso SM, Tiago I, Portugal A. Introducing Petrachlorosaceae fam. nov., Petrachloros gen. nov. and Petrachloros mirabilis sp. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from a Portuguese UNESCO monument. J Phycol 2022; 58:219-233. 🇵🇹

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Record number: 28205

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