Name: Kovacikia Miscoe et al. 2016

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ko.va.cik’i.a. N.L. fem. n. Kovacikia, Named in honor of Lubomir Kovaćik, who has studied aerial cyanobacteria and the Leptolyngbyaceae for decades, and is a dear friend and valued associate.

Gender: feminine (stem: Kovaciki-)

Type species: Kovacikia muscicola Miscoe et al. 2016

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miscoe LH, Johansen JR, Vaccarino MA, Pietrasiak N, Sherwood AR. The diatom flora and cyobacteria from caves on Kauai, Hawaii. II. Novel cyanobacteria from caves on Kauai, Hawaii. Bibliotheca Phycologica 2016; 120:75-152.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Kavacikia"; "Kevacikia"; "Kovocikia".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: BACA: 1.
  • 🧍 Full authorship: Miscoe, Pietrasiak and Johansen 2016.

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
    Kovacikia atmophytica Luz et al. 2023	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Kovacikia minuta Shen et al. 2022	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Kovacikia muscicola Miscoe et al. 2016	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014

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: 6284