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Genus Cyanoleptophycus
Name: Cyanoleptophycus Molinari and Guiry 2021
Etymology: Cy.a.no.lep.to.phy’cus. Gr. masc. n. kyanos, a blue dye; Gr. masc. adj. leptos, thin; Gr. neut. n. phŷkos, seaweed; N.L. masc. n. Cyanoleptophycus, a blue thin alga (botanical tradition treats gender of phycus as masculine)
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Cyanoleptophyc-), ky-a-no-lep-to-PHY-kus
Type species: Cyanoleptophycus gracilis (Johnson 1940) Molinari and Guiry 2021
Valid publication: Molinari-Novoa EA, Guiry MD. Nomenclatural notes on algae. IV. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 2021; 183:1-10. 🇵🇪
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Leptophycus Johnson 1940 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
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Notes:
- 🧕 Molinari and Guiry (2021) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885. Publication: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2. 🇵🇪
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Leptophycus Johnson 1940.
Publication:
Johnson JH. Lime-secreting algae and algal limestones from the Pennsylvanian of central Colorado. Geological Society of America Bulletin 1940; 51:571-595.
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 Cyanoleptophycus gracilis (Johnson 1940) Molinari and Guiry 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: [Chroococcophyceae, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 39486
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