Name: Halomicronema Abed et al. 2002

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

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

Gender: neuter

Type species: Halomicronema excentricum Abed et al. 2002

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

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.
  • Full authorship: Abed, Garcia-Pichel and Hernández-Mariné 2002.

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
    Halomicronema excentricum Abed et al. 2002	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Halomicronema hongdechloris Chen et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Halomicronema metazoicum Caroppo et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN	correct name

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014

Assigned by: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.

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