Genus Beckia

Name: Beckia Elenkin 1938

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Bec’ki.a. N.L. fem. n. Beckia, probably named in honor of Beck

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Becki-), BEK-ki-a

Type species: Beckia bella (Beck-Mannagetta 1929) Elenkin 1938

Valid publication: Elenkin AA. Monographia algarum cyanophycearum aquidulcium et terrestrium in finibus URSS inventarum. Pars specialis (Systematica). Fasc. I. Sumptibus Academiae Sicentarum URSS, Mosqua & Leningrad, 1938.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcrocis Richter 1893

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Microcrocis Richter 1893	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
"Beckia" Elenkin 1933	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Holopedium Lagerheim 1893	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

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.
- 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Gomphosphaeriaceae Elenkin 1933. 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. 🇨🇿
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Microcrocis Richter 1893. Publication: Komárek J, Anagnostidis K. Nomenclatural novelties in chroococcalean cyanoprokaryotes. Preslia, Praha 1995; 67:15-23.
- ❗ Beckia is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 💥 This name is a homonym of Beckia Raf. (botanical) [from Catalogue of Life].

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
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
Beckia bella (Beck-Mannagetta 1929) Elenkin 1938	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
Beckia solea Komarenko 1975	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym

Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933

Assigned by: Komárek J, Anagnostidis K. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes, 2 - Chroococcales. Algological Studies/Archiv für Hydrobiologie 1986; 43:157-226.

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Record number: 6523

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Genus Beckia