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Genus Ammatoidea
Name: Ammatoidea West and West 1897
Etymology: Am.ma.to.i’de.a. N.L. fem. n. Ammatoidea
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Ammatoide-), am-ma-to-I-de-a
Type species: Ammatoidea normanii West and West 1897
Valid publication: West W, West GS. A contribution to the freshwater algae of the south of England. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society London 1897; 1897:467-511.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Hammatoidea corrig. West and West 1897 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), inappropriate correction
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Notes:
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🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family "Ammatoideaceae".
Publication:
Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
- 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Homoeotrichaceae Elenkin 1949. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.
- 🧍 Full authorship: W. and G.S. West 1897.
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🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family "Ammatoideaceae".
Publication:
Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 9
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Ammatoidea aegaea Anagnostidis and Pantazidou 1991 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name "Ammatoidea multispora" corrig. Yoneda 1952 not validly published preferred name Ammatoidea murmanica corrig. Petrov 1961 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Ammatoidea normanii West and West 1897 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name "Ammatoidea olivacea" corrig. Yoneda 1952 not validly published preferred name Ammatoidea simplex corrig. Woronichin 1923 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Ammatoidea simplex corrig. Woronichin 1926 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name synonym Ammatoidea xizangensis corrig. Zhu and Li 1984 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Ammatoidea yellowstonensis corrig. Copeland 1936 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
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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Record number: 6311
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