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Genus Neowestiellopsis
Name: Neowestiellopsis Kabirnataj et al. 2018
Etymology: Ne.o.wes.tiell.op’sis. Gr. masc. adj. neos, new; N.L. fem. n. Westiellopsis, a cyanobacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Neowestiellopsis, a new Westiellopsis-like cyanobacterium
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Neowestiellopsid-), ne-o-wes-tiell-OP-sis
Type species: Neowestiellopsis persica Kabirnataj et al. 2018
Valid publication:
Kabirnataj S, Nematzadehcanals T, Kormas GA, Talebi AF, Tabtabaei M, Singh P. Neowestiellopsis gen. nov, a new genus of true branched cyanobacteria with the description of Neowestiellopsis persica sp. nov. and Neowestiellopsis bilateralis sp. nov., isolated from Iran. Plant Systematics and Evolution 2018; 304:501-510. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Neowestioellopsis"; "Noewestiellopsis".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCC: 2.
- 🧍 Full authorship: Kabirnataj, Nemazadeh, Talebi, Tabatabaei and Singh 2018.
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 Neowestiellopsis bilateralis Kabirnataj et al. 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Neowestiellopsis persica Kabirnataj et al. 2018 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Hapalosiphonaceae Elenkin 1916
Assigned by:
Kabirnataj S, Nematzadehcanals T, Kormas GA, Talebi AF, Tabtabaei M, Singh P. Neowestiellopsis gen. nov, a new genus of true branched cyanobacteria with the description of Neowestiellopsis persica sp. nov. and Neowestiellopsis bilateralis sp. nov., isolated from Iran. Plant Systematics and Evolution 2018; 304:501-510. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 6249
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