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
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
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Leptothoe kymatousa Konstantinou and Gkelis 2019 | validly published under the ICN | correct name |
Leptothoe sithoniana Konstantinou and Gkelis 2019 | validly published under the ICN | correct name |
Leptothoe spongobia Konstantinou and Gkelis 2019 | validly published under the ICN | correct name |
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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