Name: Vermifilaceae Berthold et al. 2020

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. pl. n. Vermifilaceae, Named after the most often occurring taxa described within the family Vermifilaceae.

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Vermifilum Berthold et al. 2020

Valid publication: Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN

Taxonomic status: correct name

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Leptochromothrix Berthold et al. 2020	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Ophiophycus Berthold et al. 2020	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Vermifilum Berthold et al. 2020	validly published under the ICN	correct name

Parent taxon: Oscillatoriales Schaffner 1922

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