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Genus Cyanocatenula
Name: Cyanocatenula Joosten 2006
Etymology: Cy.a.no.ca.te’nu.la. Gr. masc. n. kyanos, a blue dye; L. fem. dim. n. catenula, little chain; N.L. fem. dim. n. Cyanocatenula, a little blue chain
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Cyanocatenul-), ky-a-no-ka-TE-nu-la
Type species: Cyanocatenula calyptrata Joosten 2006
Valid publication: Joosten AMT. Flora of the Blue-green algae of the Netherlands. KMNV Publishing, Utrecht, 2006.
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 Romeriaceae 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. 🇨🇿
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 Cyanocatenula calyptrata Joosten 2006 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Cymatolegaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023
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: 6248
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