Genus Affixifilum
Name: Affixifilum Lefler et al. 2021
Etymology: Af.fi.xi.fi.lum. N.L. neut. n. Affixifilum, reference to the affixing nature of the cyanobacterial mats
Gender: neuter (stem: Affixifil-)
Type species: Affixifilum floridanum Lefler et al. 2021
Valid publication:
Lefler FW, Berthold DE, Laughinghouse HD. The occurrence of Affixifilum gen. nov. and Neolyngbya (Oscillatoriaceae) in South Florida (USA), with the description of A. floridanum sp. nov. and N. biscaynensis sp. nov. J Phycol 2021; 57:92-110. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
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Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Microcoleaceae Strunecký et al. 2013.
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.
- The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ULC: 1.
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Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
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 Affixifilum floridanum Lefler et al. 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Affixifilum granulosum (Caires et al. 2018) Lefler et al. 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
Assigned by:
Lefler FW, Berthold DE, Laughinghouse HD. The occurrence of Affixifilum gen. nov. and Neolyngbya (Oscillatoriaceae) in South Florida (USA), with the description of A. floridanum sp. nov. and N. biscaynensis sp. nov. J Phycol 2021; 57:92-110.
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Record number: 12728
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