Name: Haloleptolyngbya Dadheech et al. 2012

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.lep.to.lyng’by.a. N.L. fem. n. Haloleptolyngbya, the name of the genus refers to the saline habitat of the cyanobacterium and to the morphological similarity to members of the genus Leptolyngbya

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Haloleptolyngby-), ha-lo-lep-to-LYN͡G-by-a

Type species: Haloleptolyngbya alcalis Dadheech et al. 2012

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dadheech PK, Mahmoud H, Kotut K, Krienitz L. Haloleptolyngbya alcalis gen. et sp. nov., a new filamentous cyanobacterium from the soda lake Nakuru, Kenya. Hydrobiologia 2012; 691:269-283. 🇩🇪

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335. 🇨🇿
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Haloletolyngbya".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: UTEX: 1; PMC: 1; B: 1.
  • 🧍 Full authorship: Dadheech, Mahnoud, Kotut and Krienitz 2012.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Haloleptolyngbya alcalis Dadheech et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Haloleptolyngbya elongata Cellamare et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Haloleptolyngbya lusitanica Luz et al. 2024	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Nodosilineaceae 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: 6195