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Genus Clathrocystis
Name: Clathrocystis Henfrey 1856
Etymology: Cla.thro.cys’tis. N.L. fem. n. Clathrocystis
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Clathrocyst-), kla-thro-KYS-tis
Type species: Clathrocystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Henfrey 1856
Valid publication: Henfrey A. Notes on some fresh-water confervoid algae, new to Britain. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 1856; 4:49-54.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name
Correct name: Microcystis Kützing 1833
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Microcystis Kützing 1833 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), conserved name Micraloa Biasoletto 1832 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Polycystis Kützing 1849 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name Diplocystis Trevisan 1848 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name
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Notes:
- 🧕 Bennett and Murray (1889) assigned this genus to the order Chroococcales corrig. Ardissone 1886. Publication: Bennett AW, Murray G. A handbook of cryptogamic botany. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1889.
- 🧕 Komarek and Golubic (1990) assigned this genus to the subfamily "Microcystoideae". Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Microcystis Kützing 1833. Publication: Kützing FT. Tabulae phycologicae oder Abbildungen der Tange. I. Band. W. Köhne, Nordhausen, 1849.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Claihrocystis"; "Clalhrocystis"; "Clatbrocystis"; "Clathrocjistis"; "Clathrocjstis"; "Clathroctistis"; "Clathrocysiis"; "Clathrocyslis"; "Clathrocystidis"; "Clathrocystris"; "Clathroeystis"; "Clathroqystis"; "Clatlirocystis"; "Cluthrocystis"; "Olathrocystis"; "Ulathrocystis".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NIES: 1.
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CLCS" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.
Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 10
Total number of child taxa: 10
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Clathrocystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Henfrey 1856 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Clathrocystis elongata (West and West 1902) Forti 1907 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Clathrocystis holsatica Lemmermann 1903 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Clathrocystis insignis (Beck 1897) Forti 1907 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Clathrocystis montana Teodoresco 1907 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name in need of a replacement Clathrocystis prasina (Wittrock 1879) Woronichin 1949 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Clathrocystis prasina (Wittrock 1879) Woronichin 1945 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Clathrocystis reticulata (Lemmermann 1898) Lemmermann 1903 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Clathrocystis robusta Clark 1908 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Clathrocystis roseopersicina (Kützing 1845) Cohn 1873 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name in need of a replacement
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Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
Assigned by: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
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Record number: 39223
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