Name: Nostocopsis Yin and Li 1978

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Nos.toc.op’sis. N.L. neut. n. Nostoc, a cyanobacterial genus; Gr. fem. n. opsis, aspect, appearance; N.L. fem. n. Nostocopsis, that which appears similar to Nostoc

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Nostocopsid-), nos-tok-OP-sis

Type species: Nostocopsis desmoides Yin and Li 1978

Valid publication: Yin L, Li Z. Precambrian microfloras of southwest China with reference to their stratigraphic significance. (in Chinese with English descriptions). Memoirs of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academica Sinica 1978; 10:41-108.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Sinonostocopsis Molinari and Guiry 2021. Publication: Molinari-Novoa EA, Guiry MD. Nomenclatural notes on algae. IV. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 2021; 183:1-10. 🇵🇪
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Nostoeopsis"; "Nostoropsis".
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Nostocopsis Mädler 1963.
  • 🧍 Later homonym of Nostochopsis Wood ex Bornet and Flahault (1886). Publication: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2. 🇵🇪

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Nostocopsis desmoides Yin and Li 1978	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Synechococcaceae Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995

Assigned by: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2. 🇵🇪

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Record number: 40632