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Genus "Leptolatis"
Name: "Leptolatis" Walter et al. 2017
Etymology: Lep.to.la’tis. Gr. masc. adj. leptos, delicate or thin; L. masc. perf. part. latus, broad, wide (also as adjective); N.L. neut. n. Leptolatis, referring to a wide genus [probably better: Leptolatus]
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Leptolat-), lep-to-LA-tis
Type species: "Leptolatis gracile" Walter et al. 2017
Original publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
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🧕 Walter et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 🇧🇷
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: PCC: 1.
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🧕 Walter et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Leptolatis gracile" Walter et al. 2017 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Chroococcophyceae, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 26812
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