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Genus Fischerellopsis
Name: Fischerellopsis Fritsch 1932
Etymology: Fi.sche.rell.op’sis. N.L. fem. dim. n. Fischerella, a cyanobacterial genus; Gr. fem. n. opsis, aspect, appearance; N.L. fem. n. Fischerellopsis, that which appears similar to Fischerella
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Fischerellopsid-), fi-s͡he-rell-OP-sis
Type species: Fischerellopsis harrisii Fritsch 1932
Valid publication: Fritsch FE. Contributions to our knowledge of British Freshwater algae. I. Fischerellopsis a new genus of Myxophyceae. II. Chrysopyxis stenostoma Lauterborn. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 1932; 70:121-132.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Correct name: Fischerella (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Gomont 1895
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Fischerella (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Gomont 1895 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) "Fischera" Schwabe 1837 heterotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Fischerella (Bornet and Flahault 1886) Gomont 1895. Publication: Geitler L. Schizophyta: Klasse Schizophyceae. In: Engler A, Prantl K (eds), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage. Vol. 1b, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1942, p. 1-232.
- ❗ Fischerellopsis is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Fischerellopsis harrisii Fritsch 1932 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym Fischerellopsis moniliformis (Frémy 1930) Fritsch 1932 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym
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Parent taxon: Hapalosiphonaceae Elenkin 1916
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: 6432
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