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Genus Cyanoaggregatum
Name: Cyanoaggregatum Werner et al. 2008
Etymology: Cy.a.no.ag.gre.ga’tum. L. neut. perf. part. aggregatum, joined together; N.L. neut. n. Cyanoaggregatum
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Cyanoaggregat-), ky-a-no-ag-gre-GA-tum
Type species: Cyanoaggregatum brasiliense Werner et al. 2008
Valid publication: Werner VR, Sant'Anna CL, Azevedo MTP. Cyanoaggregatum brasiliense gen. et sp. nov., a new chroococcal Cyanobacteria from Southern Brasil. Revista Brasil. Botanica 2008; 31:491-497.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Aphanothecaceae (Komárek and Anagnostidis 1986) Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.
- 🧍 Full authorship: Werner, Sant Anna and Azevedo 2008.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Cyanoaggregatum brasiliense Werner et al. 2008 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
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: 6308
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