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Genus "Eurycolium"
Name: "Eurycolium" Walter et al. 2017
Etymology: Eu.ry.co’li.um. Gr. masc. adj. eurys, wide, broad; L. v. colo, to inhabit, to live; N.L. neut. n. Eurycolium, an organism living in diverse habitats
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Eurycoli-), e͡u-ry-KO-li-um
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
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🧕 Walter et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 🇧🇷
- 😟 A nomenclatural type has not been designated.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCMP: 1.
- 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
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🧕 Walter et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Eurycolium chisholmii" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name "Eurycolium neptunius" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name "Eurycolium nereus" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name "Eurycolium pastoris" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name "Eurycolium ponticus" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name "Eurycolium tetisii" (Thompson et al. 2013) Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Chroococcophyceae, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 20742
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