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Genus Capilliphycus
Name: Capilliphycus Caires et al. 2019
Etymology: Ca.pil.li.phy’cus. L. masc. n. capillus, hair; Gr. neut. n. phŷkos, seaweed, alga; N.L. masc. n. Capilliphycus, a hair-like alga (botanical tradition treats gender of phycus as masculine)
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Capilliphyc-), ka-pil-li-PHY-kus
Type species: Capilliphycus salinus (Caires et al. 2018) Caires et al. 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication: Caires TA, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JM. Capilliphycus gen. nov.; validation of “Capillus T.A.Caires, Sant’Anna & J.M.Nunes,” inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 95:1-2. 🇧🇷
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Capillus Caires et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
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Notes:
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
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- 🧕 Caires et al. (2019) assigned this genus to the family Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898. Publication: Caires TA, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JM. Capilliphycus gen. nov.; validation of “Capillus T.A.Caires, Sant’Anna & J.M.Nunes,” inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 95:1-2. 🇧🇷
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Capillus Caires et al. 2018.
Publication:
Caires TA, Lyra GM, Hentschke GS, da Silva AMS, de Araújo VL, Sant'Anna CL, Nunes JMC. Polyphasic delimitation of a filamentous marine genus, Capillus gen. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriaceae) with the description of two Brazilian species. Algae 2018; 33:291-304. 🇧🇷
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: US: 3.
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Capilliphycus flaviceps Lefler et al. 2022 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Capilliphycus guerandense Lefler et al. 2022 inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) misspelling Capilliphycus guerandensis corrig. Lefler et al. 2022 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Capilliphycus salinus (Caires et al. 2018) Caires et al. 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Capilliphycus tropicalis (Caires et al. 2018) Caires et al. 2019 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: 37903
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