Name: Filarszkya Forti 1907

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Fi.larsz’ky.a. N.L. fem. n. Filarszkya, named to honor Nándor Filarszky, Hungarian botanist

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Filarszky-), fi-LARSZ-ky-a

Type species: Filarszkya saxicola (Filarszky 1900) Forti 1907

Valid publication: Forti A. Myxophyceae. In: De Toni JB (eds), Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum Vol. 5, Sumptibus auctoris, Padova, 1907, p. 1-761.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Forti (1907) assigned this genus to the family Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898. Publication: Forti A. Myxophyceae. In: De Toni JB (eds), Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum Vol. 5, Sumptibus auctoris, Padova, 1907, p. 1-761.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Katagnymene Lemmermann 1899. Publication: Anagnostidis K. Nomenclatural changes in cyanoprokaryotic order Oscillatoriales. Preslia, Praha 2001; 73:359-375. 🇨🇿
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Lyngbya Agardh ex Gomont 1892. Publication: Filarszky F. Beiträge zur Algenflora des Pieninen-Gebirges auf ungarischer Seite. In: Hieronymus G, Hennings P (eds), Hedwigia. Organ für Kryptogamenkunde und Phytopathologie nebst Repertorium für Literatur 39, Heinrich, C., Dresden, 1900, p. 140.
  • 🧍 According to Komarek and Golubic (1990), "Filarszkia" was originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but possibly represents hormocysts of Scytonema. Publication: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.

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: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Filarszkya saxicola (Filarszky 1900) Forti 1907	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Gomontiellaceae Elenkin ex Geitler 1942

Assigned by: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335. 🇨🇿

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