Name: Ancylothrix Martins and Branco 2016

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. ankylos, curved; Gr. fem. n. thrix (gen. trichos), hair; N.L. fem. n. Ancylothrix, curved hair

Gender: feminine (stem: Ancylotrich-)

Type species: Ancylothrix rivularis Martins and Branco 2016

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Martins MD, Rigonato J, Taboga SR, Branco LH. Proposal of Ancylothrix gen. nov., a new genus of Phormidiaceae (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriales) based on a polyphasic approach. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2396-2405.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 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 2022; 0:0.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Ancyclothrix".
  • The authority of the taxon name (Martins and Branco) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Martins et al.).

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Ancylothrix rivularis Martins and Branco 2016	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Ancylothrix terrestris Martins and Branco 2016	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Phormidiaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Assigned by: Martins MD, Rigonato J, Taboga SR, Branco LH. Proposal of Ancylothrix gen. nov., a new genus of Phormidiaceae (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriales) based on a polyphasic approach. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2396-2405.

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Record number: 521783