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Genus "Gloionema"
Etymology: Gloi.o.ne’ma. Gr. fem. n. gloia, glue; Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread; N.L. neut. n. Gloionema, a sticky thread
Gender: neuter (stem: Gloionemat-)
Type species: "Gloionema paradoxum" Agardh 1812
Original publication: Agardh CA. Dispositio Algarum Sveciae. Litteris Berlingianis, Lundae, 1812.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Eloionema"; "Gioionema"; "Gloioneina"; "Gloiouema"; "Gloiourma"; "Goilonema".
- 🧍 According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but possibly pre-starting-point synonym of Microcoleus. Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Gloionema paradoxum" Agardh 1812 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 
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Record number: 17905
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