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Genus Neolyngbya
Name: Neolyngbya Caires et al. 2018
Etymology: Ne.o.lyng’by.a. N.L. fem. n. Neolyngbya, reference to the previous placement of the group under the genus Lyngbya
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Neolyngby-), ne-o-LYN͡G-by-a
Type species: Neolyngbya marisbrasilis Caires et al. 2018
Valid publication:
Caires TA, de Mattos Lyra G, Hentschke GS, de Gusmao Pedrini A, Sant'Anna CL, de Castro Nunes JM. Neolyngbya gen. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriaceae): A new filamentous benthic marine taxon widely distributed along the Brazilian coast. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2018; 120:196-211. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20. 🇺🇸
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🧕 Caires et al. (2018) assigned this genus to the family Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898.
Publication:
Caires TA, de Mattos Lyra G, Hentschke GS, de Gusmao Pedrini A, Sant'Anna CL, de Castro Nunes JM. Neolyngbya gen. nov. (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriaceae): A new filamentous benthic marine taxon widely distributed along the Brazilian coast. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2018; 120:196-211. 🇧🇷
- 🧍 Full authorship: Caires, Sant'Anna and Nunes 2018.
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 7
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 8
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Neolyngbya arenicola Caires et al. 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Neolyngbya granulosa Caires et al. 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym Neolyngbya intertidalis Nuryadi and Suda 2022 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Neolyngbya irregularis Caires et al. 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Neolyngbya latusa Nuryadi and Suda 2022 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Neolyngbya marisbrasilis Caires et al. 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Neolyngbya nodulosa Caires et al. 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Neolyngbya tenuis Caires et al. 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
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: 6186
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