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Genus Odorella
Name: Odorella Shalygin et al. 2019
Etymology: O.do.rel’la. L. masc. n. odor, smell; N.L. fem. dim. n. Odorella, slight off-flavor producer
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Odorell-), o-do-REL-la
Type species: Odorella benthonica Shalygin et al. 2019
Valid publication:
Shalygin S, Huang IS, Allen EH, Burkholder JM, Zimba PV. Odorella benthonica gen. & sp. nov. (Pleurocapsales, Cyanobacteria): an odor and prolific toxin producer isolated from a California aqueduct. J Phycol 2019; 55:509-520. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Pleurocapsaceae Geitler 1925.
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.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCALA: 1; PH: 1.
- 🧍 Full authorship: Shalygin, Huang, Allen, Burkholder and Zimba 2019.
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🧕 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Pleurocapsaceae Geitler 1925.
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: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Odorella benthonica Shalygin et al. 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
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Record number: 6299
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