Genus "Cyanospira"

Name: "Cyanospira" Florenzano et al. 1985

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Cy.a.no.spi’ra. Gr. fem. n. speîra, a coil; N.L. fem. n. Cyanospira, a blue spiral

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Cyanospir-), ky-a-no-SPI-ra

Type species: "Cyanospira rippkae" Florenzano et al. 1985

Original publication: Florenzano G, Sili C, Pelosi E, Vincenzini M. Cyanospira rippkae and Cyanospira capsulata (gen. nov. and spp. nov.): new filamentous heterocystous cyanobacteria from Magadi lake (Kenya). Archives of Microbiology 1985; 140:301-306.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Neocyanospira Molinari and Guiry 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neocyanospira Molinari and Guiry 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Cyanospira Florenzano et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Boone et al. (2001) assigned this genus to the class "Cyanobacteria". Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Nostocaceae Eichler 1886. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kastovsky J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) - state in 2004. Algological Studies 2005; 117:95-115. 🇱🇺
  • 🧕 Komarek and Golubic (1990) assigned this genus to the subfamily "Anabaenoideae". Publication: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Aphanizomenonaceae Elenkin 1938. 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. 🇨🇿
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Cvanospira"; "Cyanosfrira"; "Cynospira"; "Eyanospira".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CBFS: 1.
  • 💥 This name is a homonym of Cyanospira R. Chodat, 1921 (botanical) [from Catalogue of Life].
  • 🧍 Full authorship: Florenzano, Sili, Pelosi and Vincenzini 1985.
  • 🧍 Komarek and Golubic (1990) regard this name as a invalid (nomen nudum). Publication: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CYSP" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Cyanospira capsulata" Florenzano et al. 1985	not validly published	synonym
    "Cyanospira globosa" (Hirano 1963) Komárek 2012	not validly published	synonym
    "Cyanospira rippkae" Florenzano et al. 1985	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Nodulariaceae Elenkin 1916

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — 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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