Name: Aetokthonos Wilde and Johansen 2014
Etymology: Ae.to’ktho.nos. Gr. masc. n. aetos, eagle; Gr. ind. v. kteinô, to kill; N.L. masc. n. Aetokthonos, eagle killer
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Aetokthon-), a͡e-TO-ktho-nos
Type species: Aetokthonos hydrillicola Wilde and Johansen 2014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Wilde SB, Johansen JR, Wilde HD, Jiang P, Bartelme BA, Haynie RS. Aetokthonos hydrillicola gen. et sp. nov.: Epiphytic cyanobacteria on invasive aquatic plants implicated in Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy. Phytotaxa 2014; 181:243-260. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Aetokthonos hydrillicola Wilde and Johansen 2014 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Candidatus Aetokthonos rifticola" Sudianto et al. 2026 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Scytonemataceae corrig. Frank 1886
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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