Name: "Prochloraceae" Lewin 1977

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Pro.chlo.ra’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Prochloraceae, the Prochloron family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pro-k^hlo-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: "Prochloron" Lewin 1977

Original publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Holopediaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Woronichiniaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Prochloraceae" (ex Lewin 1977) Florenzano et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Beckiaceae" Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Aphanothecaceae (Komárek and Anagnostidis 1986) Komárek et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Coelosphaeriaceae Elenkin 1933	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Rubidibacteraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Lewin (1977) assigned the genus "Prochloron" Lewin 1977 to this family. Publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.
  • 🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933. 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. 🇨🇿
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Prochloroceae"; "Pvochloraceae".
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Name of type genus not validly published. Publication: McNeill J, Barrie FR, Buck WR, Demoulin V, Greuter W, Hawksworth DL, Herendeen PS, Knapp S, Marhold K, Prado J, et al. International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 2012.

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. — 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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