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Genus Diplocystis
Name: Diplocystis Trevisan 1848
Etymology: Di.plo.cys’tis. Gr. masc. adj. diploos, doubled; Gr. fem. n. kystis, bladder; N.L. fem. n. Diplocystis, a double bladder
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Diplocyst-), di-plo-KYS-tis
Type species: Diplocystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Trevisan 1848
Valid publication: Trevisan VBA. Saggio di una monografia delle Alghe Coccotalle. Tipi Del Seminario, Padova, 1848.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name
Correct name: Microcystis Kützing 1833
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Microcystis Kützing 1833 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), conserved name Clathrocystis Henfrey 1856 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name Micraloa Biasoletto 1832 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) Polycystis Kützing 1849 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
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Notes:
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Microcystis Kützing 1833. Publication: Kützing FT. Tabulae phycologicae oder Abbildungen der Tange. I. Band. W. Köhne, Nordhausen, 1849.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Diplacystis"; "Diplocysiis"; "Diplocyslis"; "Diplocyszis"; "Diplocyxtis"; "Diplocyytis"; "Diplogntis"; "Diplogyilis"; "Diplogystis"; "Diplooystis"; "Diploqwtis"; "Diploqyrtis"; "Oiplocystis".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NIES: 1.
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🧍 The name is also in use in zoological nomenclature; see, e.g., Archibald et al. (1988).
Publication:
Archibald RD, Subramaniam Pillai J, Wigley PJ. Surface morphology of gregarine spores found in the haemocoel of some New Zealand hepialids (Lepidoptera, Insecta). Eur J Protistol 1988; 23:152-164.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 10
Total number of child taxa: 11
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Diplocystis aeruginosa (Kützing 1833) Trevisan 1848 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Diplocystis antarctica Cleve 1900 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name in need of a replacement Diplocystis browneae (Agardh 1885) Agardh 1896 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name in need of a replacement Diplocystis elabens (Brébisson ex Meneghini 1842) Trevisan 1848 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Diplocystis ichthyoblabe (Kunze 1823) Trevisan 1848 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Diplocystis incerta (Lemmermann 1899) Drouet and Daily 1948 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Diplocystis novacekii Komárek 1958 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym Diplocystis pulverea (Wood 1873) Margalef 1952 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym "Diplocystis targionii" Trevisan 1848 not validly published preferred name Diplocystis viridis (Braun 1863) Komárek 1958 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name in need of a replacement Diplocystis wesenbergii Komárek 1958 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name synonym
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Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
Assigned by: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
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Record number: 8265
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