Name: Capillus Caires et al. 2018

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Capillus, Reference to the macroscopic aspect of the thallus, which has a hair-clusters-like shape.

Gender: masculine

Type species: Capillus salinus Caires et al. 2018

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid 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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Full authorship: Caires, Sant'Anna and Nunes.

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
    Capillus salinus Caires et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Capillus tropicalis Caires et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name

Parent taxon: [Oscillatoriaceae]

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Record number: 6317