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Family Thalassoporaceae
Name: Thalassoporaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023
Etymology: Tha.las.so.po.ra’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Thalassoporaceae, the Thalassoporum family
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tha-las-so-po-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Thalassoporum Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021
Valid 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. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Pseudanabaenaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988.
Publication:
Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991. 🇬🇷
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Strunecky et al. (2026). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Strunecký and Mareš) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Strunecky et al.).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: TAU-MAC: 2; TAU: 2; PCC: 1; BACA: 1; SAG: 1.
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🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Pseudanabaenaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988.
Publication:
Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Pseudanabaenococcus Strunecký 2023 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Thalassoporum Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: "Pseudanabaenales" Hoffmann et al. 2005
Assigned by:
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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Record number: 37584
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