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Genus Altericista
Name: Altericista Averina et al. 2021
Etymology: Al.te.ri.cis’ta. N.L. fem. n. Altericista, another box-shaped cell; L. masc. pron. alter, another; Gr. fem. n. kistê; L. fem. n. cista, a box
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Altericist-), al-te-ri-KIS-ta
Type species: Altericista lacusladogae Averina et al. 2021
Valid publication:
Averina S, Polyakova E, Senatskaya E, Pinevich A. A new cyanobacterial genus Altericista and three species, A. lacusladogae sp. nov., A. violacea sp. nov., and A. variichlora sp. nov., described using a polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2021; 57:1517-1529. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Averina et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Merismopediaceae Elenkin 1933.
Publication:
Averina S, Polyakova E, Senatskaya E, Pinevich A. A new cyanobacterial genus Altericista and three species, A. lacusladogae sp. nov., A. violacea sp. nov., and A. variichlora sp. nov., described using a polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2021; 57:1517-1529. 🇷🇺
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CALU: 4; LE: 3.
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🧕 Averina et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Merismopediaceae Elenkin 1933.
Publication:
Averina S, Polyakova E, Senatskaya E, Pinevich A. A new cyanobacterial genus Altericista and three species, A. lacusladogae sp. nov., A. violacea sp. nov., and A. variichlora sp. nov., described using a polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2021; 57:1517-1529.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Altericista lacusladogae Averina et al. 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Altericista variichlora Averina et al. 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Altericista violacea Averina et al. 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 1730
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