Genus Leptophycus
Name: Leptophycus Johnson 1940
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Leptophycus, Gr. leptos, slender (botanical tradition treats gender of phycus as masculine); Gr. neut. n. phŷkos, sea plant
Gender: masculine (stem: Leptophyc-)
Type species: Leptophycus gracilis Johnson 1940
Valid publication:
Johnson JH. Lime-secreting algae and algal limestones from the Pennsylvanian of central Colorado. Geological Society of America Bulletin 1940; 51:571-595. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
Correct name: Cyanoleptophycus Molinari and Guiry 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Cyanoleptophycus Molinari and Guiry 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Cyanoleptophycus Molinari and Guiry 2021. Publication: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Leptophyeus".
- 🧍 Later homonym of Leptophycus Fritsch (1908). Publication: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Leptophycus gracilis Johnson 1940 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name synonym
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Parent taxon: [Cyanophyceae, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 40285
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