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Genus Aerofilum
Name: Aerofilum Chakraborty and Mukherjee 2021
Etymology: Ae.ro.fi’lum. Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; L. neut. n. filum, thread; N.L. neut. n. Aerofilum, a thread filled with air
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Aerofil-), a͡e-ro-FI-lum
Type species: Aerofilum fasciculatum Chakraborty and Mukherjee 2021
Valid publication:
Chakraborty S, Maruthanayagam V, Achari A, Pramanik A, Jaisankar P, Mukherjee J. Aerofilum fasciculatum gen. nov., sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae) and Euryhalinema pallustris [sic] sp. nov. (Prochlorotrichaceae) isolated from an Indian mangrove forest. Phytotaxa 2021; 522:165-186. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Chakraborty and Mukherjee) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Chakraborty et al.).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Aerofilum fasciculatum Chakraborty and Mukherjee 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Oculatellaceae Mai and Johansen 2018
Assigned by:
Chakraborty S, Maruthanayagam V, Achari A, Pramanik A, Jaisankar P, Mukherjee J. Aerofilum fasciculatum gen. nov., sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae) and Euryhalinema pallustris [sic] sp. nov. (Prochlorotrichaceae) isolated from an Indian mangrove forest. Phytotaxa 2021; 522:165-186.
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Record number: 12732
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