Name: Pleurocapsaceae Geitler 1925

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Pleu.ro.cap.sa’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Pleurocapsaceae, the Pleurocapsa family

Pronunciation, gender: ple͡u-ro-kap-SA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Pleurocapsa Thuret 1885

Valid publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Endonemataceae Pascher ex Elenkin 1935	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Scopulonemataceae Ercegović 1932	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Dermocarpellaceae Ginsburg-Ardré ex Christensen 1978	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Endonemataceae Pascher ex Schmidt 1937	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Podocapsaceae Ercegović 1932	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Xenococcaceae Ercegović 1932	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Endonemataceen" Pascher 1929	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Hyellaceae Borzì 1914	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Chroococcidiaceae Geitler 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Exococcaceae" Stizenberger 1860	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Geitler (1925) assigned this family to the order Pleurocapsales Geitler 1925. Publication: Geitler L. Cyanophyceae. In: Pascher A (eds), Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz, Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1925, p. 79.
  • 🧕 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this family to the order Chroococcales corrig. Ardissone 1886. 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.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus Chroococcopsis Geitler 1925 to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus Radaisia Sauvageau 1895 to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus Xenococcus Thuret 1880 to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus Myxohyella Geitler 1925 to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus Pleurocapsa Thuret 1885 to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus Oncobyrsa Agardh 1827 to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus Nematoradaisia Geitler 1925 to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus Radaisiella Geitler 1925 to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Geitler (1925) assigned the genus "Scopulonema" to this family. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧒 Gruia (1969) assigned the genus Ialomitzia Gruia 1969 to this family. Publication: Gruia L. Un nouveau genre cavernicole de Cyanophycées de Roumanie Ialomitzia cavernicolo n.g. n. sp. Rev. Algol., ser. 2 1969; 7:292.
  • 🧒 Knoll and Calder (1983) assigned the genus Scissilisphaera Knoll and Calder 1983 to this family. Publication: Knoll AH, Calder S. Microbiotas of the late Precambrian Ryssö Formation, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. Palaeontology 1983; 26:467-496.
  • 🧒 Knoll et al. (1975) assigned the genus Palaeopleurocapsa Knoll et al. 1975 to this family. Publication: Knoll AH, Barghoorn ES, Golubic S. Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen. et sp. nov.: A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975; 72:2488-2492.
  • 🧒 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned the genus Pleurocapsa Thuret 1885 to this family. 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.
  • 🧒 Öhler (1978) assigned the genus Myriasporella Oehler 1978 to this family. Publication: Oehler DZ. [Title pending]. Alcheringa 1978; 2:288.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Foliisarcina Alvarenga et al. 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Dalmatella Ercegović 1929 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Hormathonema Ercegović 1929 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Tryponema Ercegović 1929 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Chroococcidium Geitler 1933 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Onkonema Geitler 1933 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Chondrocystis Lemmermann 1899 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Cyanosaccus Lukas and Golubić 1981 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Odorella Shalygin et al. 2019 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Hyella Bornet and Flahault 1888 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Cyanocystis Borzì 1882 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Epilithia Ercegović 1932 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Podocapsa Ercegović 1931 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Solentia Ercegović 1927 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Chroococcopsis Geitler 1925 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Xenotholos Gold-Morgan et al. 1994 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Hydrococcus Kützing 1833 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Dermocarpella Lemmermann 1907 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Myxosarcina Printz 1921 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Radaisia Sauvageau 1895 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Cyanoderma Weber-van Bosse 1887 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Sinaiella Gruia 1965 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Chamaecalyx Komárek and Anagnostidis 1986 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Stanieria Komárek and Anagnostidis 1986 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Xenococcus Thuret 1880 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Myxohyella Geitler 1925 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Pleurocapsa Thuret 1885 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Krkia Pevalek 1929 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus "Nisada" 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 2023; 59:12-51.
  • 🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Fleurocapsaceae"; "Plenrccapsaceae"; "Pleumcapsaceae"; "Pleumwpsaceae"; "Pleuracapsaceae"; "Pleurecapsaceae"; "Pleurotapsaceae"; "Pleurscapsaceae"; "Plewocapsaceae".
  • 🧍 Pleurocapsaceae Geitler 1925 is illegitimate because it is a superfluous name for Hyellaceae Borzì 1914. According to Silva (1980) this taxon name is also a synonym of Hydrococcaceae. Publication: Silva PC. Names of classes and families of living algae with special reference to their use in the Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht, 1980.

Parent taxon: Chroococcales corrig. Ardissone 1886

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. — Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.

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