Name: Desertifilum Dadheech and Krienitz 2012

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: De.ser.ti.fi’lum. L. neut. n. desertum, desert (can be noun or adjective); L. neut. n. filum, thread; N.L. neut. n. Desertifilum, a thread from the desert

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Desertifil-), de-ser-ti-FI-lum

Type species: Desertifilum tharense Dadheech and Krienitz 2012

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

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

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Desertifilaceae Hašler et al. 2017. Publication: Hašler P, Casamatta D, Dvořák P, Poulíčková A. Jacksonvillea apiculata (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) gen. & sp. nov.: a new genus of filamentous, epipsamic cyanobacteria from North Florida. Phycologia 2017; 56:284-295.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Desertifilales 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.
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Coleofasciculaceae Komárek et al. 2014. 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.
  • 🧕 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the order Desertifilales 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.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Deserifilum".
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Dadheech and Krienitz) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Dadheech et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: B: 3; PMC: 1; UTEX: 1; CCAP: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desertifilum andamanense Ginn and Muangmai 2025	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    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
    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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