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Name: Homalococcus Kützing 1863

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Ho.ma.lo.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. Homalococcus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Homalococc-), ho-ma-lo-KOK-kus

Valid publication: Kützing FT. Osterpr. Realschule Nordhausen. Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1863.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

  • Notes:
    • 🧍 According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but probably unidentifiable. Publication: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863

Assigned by: Rabenhorst L. Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio II. Algas phycochromaceas complectens. Apud Eduardum Kummerum, Lipsiae, 1865.

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Record number: 18059