Genus Moorena
Name: Moorena Engene and Tronholm 2019
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Moorena, in memory of the eminent natural products chemist Professor Richard E. Moore (1933- 2007), the name is feminine and is formed entirely in accordance with Art. 20.1 (Shenzhen Code; Turland et al. 2018) by addition of the arbitrary suffix “-na”
Gender: feminine (stem: Mooren-)
Type species: Moorena producens Engene and Tronholm 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid 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.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Moorea" Engene et al. 2012 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Coleofasciculaceae Komárek et al. 2014.
Publication:
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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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Moorea" Engene et al. 2012.
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.
- The authority of the taxon name (Engene and Tronholm) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Tronholm and Engene).
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Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Coleofasciculaceae Komárek et al. 2014.
Publication:
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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Moorena bouillonii (Hoffmann and Demoulin 1991) Engene and Tronholm 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Moorena producens Engene and Tronholm 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
Assigned by: Tronholm A, Engene N. Moorena gen. nov., a valid name for "Moorea Engene & al." nom. inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 2019; 122:1-2.
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Record number: 29278
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