Name: Aplococcus Roze 1896

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: A.plo.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. Aplococcus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Aplococc-), a-plo-KOK-kus

Type species: Aplococcus natans Roze 1896

Valid publication: Roze E. Sur une nouvelle Cyanophycée et tin nouveau Microcoque. J. Bot. 1896; 10:319-323.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Komarek and Golubic (1990) assigned this genus to the subfamily "Merismopedioideae". Publication: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aplococcus natans Roze 1896	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Merismopediaceae Elenkin 1933

Assigned by: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.

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