Name: Halothece Margheri et al. 2008

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thêkê; N.L. fem. n. Halothece

Gender: feminine (stem: Halothec-)

Type species: Halothece californica Margheri et al. 2008

Valid publication: Margheri MC, Ventura S, Kaštovský J, Komárek J. The taxonomic validation of the cyanobacterial genus Halothece. Phycologia 2008; 47:477-486.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Halothecaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023. Publication: 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.
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Rubidibacteraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Aphanothecaceae (Komárek and Anagnostidis 1986) 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.

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
    Halothece californica Margheri et al. 2008	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Halothecaceae 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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