Name: Epigloeosphaera Komárková-Legnerová 1991
Etymology: Gr. prep. epi, situated on the surface (also as adverb); gloeo, mucilaginous; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, sphere; N.L. fem. n. Epigloeosphaera
Gender: feminine (stem: Epigloeosphaer-)
Type species: Epigloeosphaera glebulenta (Zalessky 1926) Komárková-Legnerová 1991
Valid publication: Komárková-Legnerová J. Epigloeosphaera, a new cyanophyte genus from Nordic lakes. Algological Studies 1991; 62:7-12.
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: 3
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Epigloeosphaera brasilica Azevedo et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Epigloeosphaera filamentosa Komárek and Cronberg 2001 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Epigloeosphaera glebulenta (Zalessky 1926) Komárková-Legnerová 1991 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Cymatolegaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023
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: 6256