Name: Leptochromothrix Berthold et al. 2020
Etymology: Gr. lepto, thin; Gr. chromo, colorful; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Leptochromothrix, is in reference to the small colorful filaments
Gender: feminine (stem: Leptochromotrich-)
Type species: Leptochromothrix valpauliae Berthold et al. 2020
Valid publication: Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Leptochromothrix engenei Berthold et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Leptochromothrix valpauliae Berthold et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
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: 14514