Name: "Desikacharya" Saraf et al. 2019
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: De.si.ka.cha’ry.a. N.L. fem. n. Desikacharya, a genus named in honour of T. V. Desikachary, a great and well known cyanobacterial taxonomist from India
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Desikachary-), de-si-ka-KHA-ry-a
Type species: "Desikacharya nostocoides" Saraf et al. 2019
Original publication:
Saraf AG, Dawda HG, Singh P. Desikacharya gen. nov., a phylogenetically distinct genus of Cyanobacteria along with the description of two new species, Desikacharya nostocoides sp. nov. and Desikacharya soli sp. nov., and reclassification of Nostoc thermotolerans to Desikacharya thermotolerans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:307-315. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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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: 6
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Desikacharya azollae" (Strasburger 1884) Saraf et al. 2019 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Desikacharya kailashaharensis" Pal and Singh 2022 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Desikacharya nostocoides" Saraf et al. 2019 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Desikacharya piscinale" (Kützing ex Bornet and Flahault 1886) Saraf et al. 2019 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Desikacharya soli" Saraf et al. 2019 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Desikacharya thermotolerans" (Suradkar et al. 2017) Saraf et al. 2019 | not validly published | synonym |
Parent taxon: Nodulariaceae Elenkin 1916
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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