Name: Gracilinea Machado-de-Lima and Branco 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gra.ci.li’ne.a. L. masc./fem. adj. gracilis, simple, modest; L. fem. n. linea, line, filament; N.L. fem. n. Gracilinea, simple filament

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Graciline-), gra-ki-LI-ne-a

Type species: Gracilinea arenicola Machado-de-Lima and Branco 2020

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Machado de Lima NM, Branco LHZ. Biological soil crusts: new genera and species of Cyanobacteria from Brazilian semi-arid regions. Phytotaxa 2020; 470:263-281. 🇧🇷

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Machado-De Lima and Branco (2020) assigned this genus to the family Coleofasciculaceae Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Machado de Lima NM, Branco LHZ. Biological soil crusts: new genera and species of Cyanobacteria from Brazilian semi-arid regions. Phytotaxa 2020; 470:263-281. 🇧🇷

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
    Gracilinea arenicola Machado-de-Lima and Branco 2020	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Wilmottiaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023

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: 37763