Name: Hormoscilla Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Horm.os.cil’la. N.L. fem. n. Hormoscilla, hormogoniis generis Oscillatoria similis [probably better: Hormoscillum]

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Hormoscill-), horm-os-KIL-la

Type species: Hormoscilla xishaensis (Hua 1981) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Valid publication: Anagnostidis K, Komárek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes 3 - Oscillatoriales. Algological Studies 1988; 50-53:327-472.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Borzia Cohn ex Gomont 1892. Publication: Hua M. A new marine blue-green algae of the genus Borzia from the Xisha Islands, Guangdong Province, China. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 1981; 12:265-269.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Harmmcillu"; "Hormuxcilla".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CHR: 1; SP: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 7
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 7

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Hormoscilla endophytica Anagnostidis 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Hormoscilla feldmannii Anagnostidis 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Hormoscilla fragmentosa Komárek and Komárková-Legnerová 2007	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Hormoscilla irregularis Novis and Visnovsky 2011	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Hormoscilla pringsheimii Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Hormoscilla spongeliae (Schulze ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Hormoscilla xishaensis (Hua 1981) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Gomontiellaceae Elenkin ex Geitler 1942

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: 6183