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Genus Laspinema
Name: Laspinema Heidari and Hauer 2018
Etymology: Las.pi.ne’ma. Gr. Laspi, mud, dirt (λάσπη); Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread (νήμα); N.L. neut. n. Laspinema, the generic name refers to habitat of known species and their appearance
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Laspinemat-), las-pi-NE-ma
Type species: Laspinema thermale Heidari and Hauer 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Heidari F, Zima Jj, Riahi H, Hauer T. New simple trichal cyanobacterial taxa isolated from radioactive thermal springs. Fottea 2018; 18:137-149. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Laspinemaceae Zimba et al. 2021.
Publication:
Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 1:15.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Laspinemataceae corrig. Zimba et al. 2021.
Publication:
Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 1:15.
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🧕 Zimba et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Laspinemataceae corrig. Zimba et al. 2021.
Publication:
Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 1:15.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Heidari and Hauer) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Heidari et al.).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: B: 1; BRY: 1; CBFS: 1; CCALA: 1.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Laspinemaceae Zimba et al. 2021.
Publication:
Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 1:15.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Laspinema etoshii (Dadheech et al. 2013) Heidari and Hauer 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Laspinema lumbricale (Johansen and Casamatta 2005) Heidari and Hauer 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Laspinema olomoucense Dvořák et al. 2024 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Laspinema thermale Heidari and Hauer 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
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: 6234
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