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Genus Ancylothrix
Name: Ancylothrix Martins and Branco 2016
Etymology: An.cy.lo’thrix. Gr. masc. adj. ankylos, curved; Gr. fem. n. thrix (gen. trichos), hair; N.L. fem. n. Ancylothrix, curved hair
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Ancylotrich-), an-ky-LO-thriks
Type species: Ancylothrix rivularis Martins and Branco 2016
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. 
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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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🧕 Martins et al. (2016) assigned this genus to the family Phormidiaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988.
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. 🇧🇷
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) 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.).
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🧕 Martins et al. (2016) assigned this genus to the family Phormidiaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988.
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.
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 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
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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: 521783
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