Genus Leptothoe
Name: Leptothoe Konstantinou and Gkelis 2019
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Leptothoe, The genus name Leptothoe is made up of the Greek words kepsός (leptos)-thin and Θόg (Thoe)-one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of Nereus, sea nymphs of Greek mythology particularly associated with the Aegean Sea
Gender: feminine (stem: Leptotho-)
Type species: Leptothoe sithoniana Konstantinou and Gkelis 2019
Valid publication:
Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Zervou SK, Hiskia A, Gkelis S. Leptothoe, a new genus of marine cyanobacteria (Synechococcales) and three new species associated with sponges from the Aegean Sea. J Phycol 2019; 55:882-897. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- The authority of the taxon name (Konstantinou and Gkelis) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Konstantinou et al.).
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Leptothoe kymatousa Konstantinou and Gkelis 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Leptothoe sithoniana Konstantinou and Gkelis 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Leptothoe spongobia Konstantinou and Gkelis 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014
Assigned by:
Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Zervou SK, Hiskia A, Gkelis S. Leptothoe, a new genus of marine cyanobacteria (Synechococcales) and three new species associated with sponges from the Aegean Sea. J Phycol 2019; 55:882-897.
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Record number: 6518
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