Name: Floridanema Berthold et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Flo.ri.da.ne’ma. N.L. neut. n. Floridanema, referring to the widespread occurrence of this filamentous cyanobacterial genus that was first found in Florida, USA. [probably better: Floridinema]

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Floridanemat-), flo-ri-da-NE-ma

Type species: Floridanema aerugineum Berthold et al. 2024

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Moretto JA, Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Huang IS, Laughinghouse HD. Floridanema gen. nov. (Aerosakkonemataceae, Aerosakkonematales ord. nov., Cyanobacteria) from benthic tropical and subtropical fresh waters, with the description of four new species. J Phycol 2025; 61:91-107. 🇺🇸

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Moretto et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the order Aerosakkonematales Lefler et al. 2024. Publication: Moretto JA, Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Huang IS, Laughinghouse HD. Floridanema gen. nov. (Aerosakkonemataceae, Aerosakkonematales ord. nov., Cyanobacteria) from benthic tropical and subtropical fresh waters, with the description of four new species. J Phycol 2025; 61:91-107. 🇺🇸
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Floridaenema".
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Berthold et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Moretto et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: US: 4; ULC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Floridanema aerugineum Berthold et al. 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Floridanema evergladense Berthold et al. 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Floridanema flaviceps Berthold et al. 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Floridanema fluviatile Berthold et al. 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Aerosakkonemataceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023

Assigned by: Moretto JA, Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Huang IS, Laughinghouse HD. Floridanema gen. nov. (Aerosakkonemataceae, Aerosakkonematales ord. nov., Cyanobacteria) from benthic tropical and subtropical fresh waters, with the description of four new species. J Phycol 2025; 61:91-107. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 56351