Genus Leuconema

Name: Leuconema Kaas 1983

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Leu.co.ne’ma. Gr. masc. adj. leukos, white; Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread; N.L. neut. n. Leuconema, a white thread

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Leuconemat-), le͡u-ko-NE-ma

Type species: Leuconema clavatulum Kaas 1983

Valid publication: Kaas H. Leuconema clavatulum gen. et sp. nov. (Leuconemataceae fam. nov.), a colourless blue–green alga (Nostocophyceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 1983; 3:431-435.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Leuconemataceae Kaas 1983. Publication: Kaas H. Leuconema clavatulum gen. et sp. nov. (Leuconemataceae fam. nov.), a colourless blue–green alga (Nostocophyceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 1983; 3:431-435.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Leuconema clavatulum Kaas 1983	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Leuconemataceae Kaas 1983

Assigned by: Kaas H. Leuconema clavatulum gen. et sp. nov. (Leuconemataceae fam. nov.), a colourless blue–green alga (Nostocophyceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 1983; 3:431-435.

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Record number: 22792