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Genus Mantellum
Etymology: Man.tel’lum. L. neut. n. Mantellum
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Mantell-), man-TEL-lum
Type species: Mantellum adhaerens Dangeard 1941
Valid publication: Dangeard PJL. Chroococcales, genre Mantellum gen. nov. Le Botaniste 1941; 30:129-131.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Merismopediaceae Elenkin 1933.
Publication:
Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
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- 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Merismopediaceae Elenkin 1933. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335. 🇨🇿
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Manlellum".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: FCME: 1; TNS: 1.
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🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Merismopediaceae Elenkin 1933.
Publication:
Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Mantellum adhaerens Dangeard 1941 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Mantellum commune Hindák 2002 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Mantellum himalayense Komárek and Watanabe 1998 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Mantellum rubrum Tavera and Komárek 1996 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
Assigned by:
Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2023; 59:12-51. 
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Record number: 6196
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