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Genus Eucapsopsis
Name: Eucapsopsis de Oliveira et al. 2024
Etymology: Eu.caps.op’sis. Gr. fem. n. opsis, resembling; N.L. fem. n. Eucapsopsis, resembling Eucapsis, due to the identical morphology between these genera
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Eucapsopsid-), e͡u-kaps-OP-sis
Type species: Eucapsopsis lusitana corrig. de Oliveira et al. 2024
Valid publication:
de Oliveira FL, Hentschke GS, Morais J, Silva R, Cruz P, Vasconcelos VM. Exploring the cyanobacterial diversity in Portugal: Description of four new genera from LEGE-CC using the polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2024; 60:1285-1304. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Eucapnopsis"; "Eucapsospsis".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LEGE: 2.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Eucapsopsis lusitana corrig. de Oliveira et al. 2024 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Eucapsopsis lusitanus de Oliveira et al. 2024 inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) misspelling
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Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
Assigned by:
de Oliveira FL, Hentschke GS, Morais J, Silva R, Cruz P, Vasconcelos VM. Exploring the cyanobacterial diversity in Portugal: Description of four new genera from LEGE-CC using the polyphasic approach. J Phycol 2024; 60:1285-1304.
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Record number: 68552
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