Name: Desmanthos Skuja 1956

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Desm.an’thos. N.L. masc. n. Desmanthos, [incorrectly formed: botanical tradition treats gender as masculine]

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Desmanth-), desm-AN-t^hos

Type species: Desmanthos thiokrenophilus corrig. Skuja 1956

Valid publication: Skuja H. Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis ser. 4 1956; 16:404.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Skujaephyconema Burkart 1959	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Desmanthos Skuja 1959	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Desmanthos Skuja 1959. Publication: Skuja H. Die Pelonematacee Desmanthos thiokrenophilum, ein Vertreter der apochromatischen Blaualgen aus Schwefelquellen. Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 1959; 52:437-444.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Skujaephyconema Burkart 1959. Publication: Burkart A. Notas sobre una Commelinácea y una Cianofícea. Darwiniana 1959; 11:764-766.
  • 🧍 According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but probably belonging to Bacteria; "later homonym to Desmanthus Willdenow 1806 nom. cons.; synonym of Skujaephyconema Burkart, 1959". Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "DMTS" 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: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desmanthos thiokrenophila Skuja 1956	inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])	misspelling
    Desmanthos thiokrenophilum Skuja 1959	inaccurate spelling and illegitimate (ICN [Botanical Code])	misspelling
    Desmanthos thiokrenophilus corrig. Skuja 1956	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Pelonemataceae Skuja 1956

Assigned by: Skuja H. Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series IV 1956; 16:1-404.

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Record number: 17114