Name: "Moorea" Engene et al. 2012

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mo.o.re’a. N.L. fem. n. Moorea, in memory of Professor Richard E. Moore

Gender: feminine (stem: Moore-)

Type species: "Moorea producens" Engene et al. 2012

Original publication: Engene N, Rottacker EC, Kastovsky J, Byrum T, Choi H, Ellisman MH, Komarek J, Gerwick WH. Moorea producens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Moorea bouillonii comb. nov., tropical marine cyanobacteria rich in bioactive secondary metabolites. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1171-1178.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Moorena Engene and Tronholm 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Moorena Engene and Tronholm 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898. 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.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Moorena Engene and Tronholm 2019. Publication: Tronholm A, Engene N. Moorena gen. nov., a valid name for "Moorea Engene & al." nom. inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 122:1-2.
  • 🧍 Full authorship: Engene, Rottacker, Kaštovský, Byrum, Choi, Ellisman, Komárek and Gerwick 2012.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Moorea bouillonii" (Hoffmann and Demoulin 1991) Engene et al. 2012	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Moorea producens" Engene et al. 2012	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)

Parent taxon: Coleofasciculaceae Komárek et al. 2014

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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