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Genus Allocoleopsis
Name: Allocoleopsis Moreira-Fernandes et al. 2021
Etymology: Al.lo.co.le.op’sis. Gr. masc. pron. allos, other; L. masc. n. coleus, from Greek koleon, sheath; Gr. fem. n. opsis, looking like; N.L. fem. n. Allocoleopsis, looking like another coleus
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Allocoleopsid-), al-lo-ko-le-OP-sis
Type species: Allocoleopsis franciscana Moreira-Fernandes et al. 2021
Valid publication:
Moreira C Fernandes V, Giraldo-Silva A, Roush D, Garcia-Pichel F. Coleofasciculaceae, a Monophyletic Home for the Microcoleus steenstrupii Complex and Other Desiccation-tolerant Filamentous Cyanobacteria. J Phycol 2021; 57:1563-1579. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Allocoleopsis" Walter et al. 2017 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Allocoleopsis" Walter et al. 2017.
Publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: PCC: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Allocoleopsis" Walter et al. 2017.
Publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132.
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 Allocoleopsis franciscana Moreira-Fernandes et al. 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Coleofasciculaceae Komárek et al. 2014
Assigned by:
Moreira C Fernandes V, Giraldo-Silva A, Roush D, Garcia-Pichel F. Coleofasciculaceae, a Monophyletic Home for the Microcoleus steenstrupii Complex and Other Desiccation-tolerant Filamentous Cyanobacteria. J Phycol 2021; 57:1563-1579.
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Record number: 10981
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