Genus Cyanophiothrix

Name: Cyanophiothrix Molinari and Guiry 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Cyanophiothrix

Gender: feminine (stem: Cyanophiotrich-)

Type species: Cyanophiothrix epidendron (Sant'Anna et al. 2010) Molinari and Guiry 2021

Valid publication: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Ophiothrix Sant'Anna et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

Notes:
- 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Ophiothrix Sant'Anna et al. 2010. Publication: Sant'Anna CL, Azevedo TMP, Kaštovský J, Komárek J. Two form-genera of aerophytic heterocytous cyanobacteria from Brasilian rainy forest 'Mata Atlântica. Fottea 2010; 10:217-228.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Cyanophiothrix epibryon (Komárek 2003) Molinari and Guiry 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Cyanophiothrix epidendron (Sant'Anna et al. 2010) Molinari and Guiry 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Cyanophiothrix hansgirgii (Schmidle 1900) Molinari and Guiry 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Scytonemataceae 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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Record number: 39177

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