Name: Halomicronema Abed et al. 2002

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.mi.cro.ne’ma. Gr. gen. masc. n. halos, salt; Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); Gr. neut. n. nêma, filament; N.L. neut. n. Halomicronema, salt-tolerant small filament

Gender: neuter (stem: Halomicronemat-)

Type species: Halomicronema excentricum Abed et al. 2002

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abed RM, Garcia-Pichel F, Hernandez-Marine M. Polyphasic characterization of benthic, moderately halophilic, moderately thermophilic cyanobacteria with very thin trichomes and the proposal of Halomicronema excentricum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2002; 177:361-370.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Pseudanabaenaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
  • 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.
  • Full authorship: Abed, Garcia-Pichel and Hernández-Mariné 2002.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Halomicronema excentricum Abed et al. 2002	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    "Halomicronema hongdechloris" Chen et al. 2012	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Halomicronema metazoicum Caroppo et al. 2012	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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