Name: Phormidesmidaceae corrig. Chuvochina et al. 2024

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Phor.mi.des.mi.da’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Phormidesmidaceae, the Phormidesmis family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^hor-mi-des-mi-DA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Phormidesmis Turicchia et al. 2009

Effective publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Phormidesmiaceae" Salazar et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Phormidesmaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    "Phormidesmidaceae" corrig. Salazar et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this family to the order Phormidesmidales corrig. Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Halomicronema Abed et al. 2002 to this family. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🧒 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned the genus Nodosilinea Perkerson and Casamatta 2011 to this family. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014. 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. 🇨🇿
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family "Phormidesmiaceae" Salazar et al. 2020. Publication: Salazar VW, Tschoeke DA, Swings J, Cosenza CA, Mattoso M, Thompson CC, Thompson FL. A new genomic taxonomy system for the Synechococcus collective. Environ Microbiol 2020; 22:4557-4570. 🇧🇷
  • ❗ Phormidesmidaceae 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).

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyales Strunecký and Mareš 2023

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺

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