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Genus Cymatolege
Name: Cymatolege Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021
Etymology: Cy.ma.to.le’ge. N.L. fem. n. Cymatolege, one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of Nereus, sea nymphs of Greek mythology, Cymatolege had the power to stop the waves of the sea (Κυματολήγη)
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Cymatoleg-), ky-ma-to-LE-ge
Type species: Cymatolege spiroidea Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021
Valid publication:
Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Cymatolegaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023.
Publication:
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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🧕 Konstantinou et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014.
Publication:
Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Konstantinou and Gkelis) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Konstantinou et al.).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: TAU: 2; TAU-MAC: 2.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Cymatolegaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023.
Publication:
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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Cymatolege isodiametrica Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Cymatolege spiroidea Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021 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: 12001
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