Name: Desertifilum Dadheech and Krienitz 2012
Etymology: De.ser.ti.fi.lum. L. neut. n. filum, thread; N.L. neut. n. Desertifilum, desert-adoring filament
Gender: neuter (stem: Desertifil-)
Type species: Desertifilum tharense Dadheech and Krienitz 2012
Valid publication: Dadheech PK, Abed RMM, Mahmoud H, Mohan MK, Krienitz L. Polyphasic characterization of cyanobacteria isolated from desert crusts, and the description of Desertifilum tharense gen. et sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales). Phycologia 2012; 51:260-270.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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: 4
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Desertifilum dzianense Cellamare et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Desertifilum fontinale Dadheech et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
"Desertifilum salkalinema" Cai and Li 2017 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Desertifilum tharense Dadheech and Krienitz 2012 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Desertifilaceae Hašler et al. 2017
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: 6332