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Genus Myxacorys
Name: Myxacorys Pietrasiak and Johansen 2019
Etymology: My.xa’co.rys. Gr. fem. n. myxa, slime; Gr. fem. n. korys, helmet; N.L. fem. n. Myxacorys, referring to the slimy cap at the tips of the filaments
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Myxacoryth-), my-KSA-ko-rys
Type species: Myxacorys chilensis Pietrasiak and Johansen 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Pietrasiak N, Osorio-Santos K, Shalygin S, Martin MP, Johansen JR. When Is A Lineage A Species? A Case Study In Myxacorys gen. nov. (Synechococcales: Cyanobacteria) With The Description of Two New Species From The Americas. J Phycol 2019; 55:976-996. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Pietrasiak and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Pietrasiak et al.).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NMC: 2; DSM: 1; ULC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Myxacorys almedinensis Soares et al. 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Myxacorys californica Pietrasiak and Johansen 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Myxacorys chilensis Pietrasiak and Johansen 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014
Assigned by:
Pietrasiak N, Osorio-Santos K, Shalygin S, Martin MP, Johansen JR. When Is A Lineage A Species? A Case Study In Myxacorys gen. nov. (Synechococcales: Cyanobacteria) With The Description of Two New Species From The Americas. J Phycol 2019; 55:976-996. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 6519
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