Name: Colteronema Copeland 1936
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Col.te.ro.ne’ma. Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread; N.L. neut. n. Colteronema, a thread named in honor of John Colter, the first white man to enter the Yellowstone
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Colteronemat-), kol-te-ro-NE-ma
Type species: Colteronema funebre Copeland 1936
Valid publication:
Copeland JJ. Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1936; 36:1-232. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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: 1
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Colteronema funebre Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Scytonemataceae corrig. Frank 1886
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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