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Genus Maricoleus
Name: Maricoleus Geng et al. 2024
Etymology: Ma.ri.co’le.us. N.L. masc. n. Maricoleus, in reference to this genus having been isolated from a marine ecosystem and its filaments being usually surrounded by sheaths
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Maricole-), ma-ri-KO-le-us
Type species: Maricoleus vaginatus Geng et al. 2024
Valid publication:
Geng R, Cheng Y, Chen S, Zhang H, Xiao P, Chen S, Ma Z, Han B, Li R. Maricoleus vaginatus gen. et sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae, Synechococcales), a novel cyanobacterium isolated from a marine ecosystem in China. Fottea 2024; 24:27-41. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Maricoleus vaginatus Geng et al. 2024 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Oculatellaceae Mai and Johansen 2018
Assigned by:
Geng R, Cheng Y, Chen S, Zhang H, Xiao P, Chen S, Ma Z, Han B, Li R. Maricoleus vaginatus gen. et sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae, Synechococcales), a novel cyanobacterium isolated from a marine ecosystem in China. Fottea 2024; 24:27-41.
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Record number: 47201
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