Name: Trichocoleaceae Mai and Johansen 2018

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Tri.cho.co.le.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Trichocoleaceae, the Trichocoleus family

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tri-k^ho-ko-le-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Trichocoleus Anagnostidis 2001

Valid publication: Mai T, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Bohunická M, Martin MP. Revision of the Synechococcales (Cyanobacteria) through recognition of four families including Oculatellaceae fam. nov. and Trichocoleaceae fam. nov. and six new genera containing 14 species. Phytotaxa 2018; 365:1-59. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Mai et al. (2018) assigned this family to the order "Synechococcales" Hoffmann et al. 2005. Publication: Mai T, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Bohunická M, Martin MP. Revision of the Synechococcales (Cyanobacteria) through recognition of four families including Oculatellaceae fam. nov. and Trichocoleaceae fam. nov. and six new genera containing 14 species. Phytotaxa 2018; 365:1-59. 🇺🇸
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014. 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. 🇨🇿
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Schizotrichaceae Elenkin 1949. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kastovsky J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) - state in 2004. Algological Studies 2005; 117:95-115. 🇱🇺
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family "Trichocoleusaceae". 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: "Trichocoleusaceae".
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Mai and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Mai et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: BRY: 2; UPOC: 1; BACA: 1; NIBRCY: 1; FBCC: 1; FACHB: 1; B: 1; OLM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Edaphifilum Tomer et al. 2026	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Pinocchia Dvořák et al. 2015	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Trichocoleus Anagnostidis 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Trichothermofontia Tang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Venetifunis Luz et al. 2023	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyales Strunecký and Mareš 2023

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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