Name: Atractella Printz 1921

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: A.trac.tel’la. Gr. masc./fem. n. atraktos, spindle; N.L. fem. dim. n. Atractella, little spindle

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Atractell-), a-trak-TEL-la

Type species: Atractella affixa Printz 1921

Valid publication: Printz H. Subaërial algae from South Africa. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1921; 1920:1-41.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Atraciella"; "Atraclella".
  • 🧍 According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but possibly belonging to Oscillatoriales, unclear description. 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: 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
    Atractella affixa Printz 1921	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Atractella clavata Serbanescu 1962	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: [Oscillatoriales, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 17841