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Name: Hydropodocapsa Molinari and Guiry 2021

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Hy.dro.po.do.cap’sa. Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; N.L. fem. n. Podocapsa, a cyanobacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Hydropodocapsa, an aquatic Podocapsa

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Hydropodocaps-), hy-dro-po-do-KAP-sa

Type species: Hydropodocapsa pedicellata (Ercegović 1931) Molinari and Guiry 2021

Valid publication: Molinari-Novoa EA, Guiry MD. Nomenclatural notes on algae. IV. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 2021; 183:1-10. 🇵🇪

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

  • Synonyms:
    • Name Kind
      Podocapsa Ercegović 1931 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
  • Notes:
    • 🧕 Molinari and Guiry (2021) assigned this genus to the family Hyellaceae Borzì 1914. Publication: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2. 🇵🇪
    • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Podocapsa Ercegović 1931. Publication: Ercegovic A. Podocapsa et Brachynema, deux genres nouveaux Chamaesiphonales de la côte adriatique de Dalmatie. Acta botanica Instituti Botanici Universitatis Zagrebiensis 1931; 6:33-37.

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

Parent taxon: Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843

Assigned by: Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 39179