Genus Chlorococcites

Name: Chlorococcites Palik 1966

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Chlo.ro.cocc.i’tes. N.L. masc. n. Chlorococcites, a fossil showing resemblances the green alga genus Chlorococcum

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Chlorococcit-), k^hlo-ro-kokk-I-tes

Type species: Chlorococcites minimus corrig. Palik 1966

Valid publication: Palik P. Further microfossils from the Orgueil meteorite. Revue algologique 1966; 8:89-126.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Palik (1966) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885. Publication: Palik P. Further microfossils from the Orgueil meteorite. Revue algologique 1966; 8:89-126.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chlorococciles".
  • 🧍 According to Palik (1966) this taxon has similarities with Cyanophyceae and Chlorophyta. Publication: Palik P. Further microfossils from the Orgueil meteorite. Revue algologique 1966; 8:89-126.

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Chlorococcites minima Palik 1966	inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])	misspelling
    Chlorococcites minimus corrig. Palik 1966	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: [Miscellanea, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 44170