Genus Okeania
Name: Okeania Engene et al. 2013
Etymology: O.ke.a.ni’a. N.L. fem. n. Okeania, from the Greek word Okeanos (Ώjeamός is the oldest marine god of Greek Mythology)
Gender: feminine (stem: Okeani-)
Type species: Okeania hirsuta Engene et al. 2013
Valid publication:
Engene N, Paul VJ, Byrum T, Gerwick WH, Thor A, Ellisman MH. Five chemically rich species of tropical marine cyanobacteria of the genus Okeania gen. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanoprokaryota). J Phycol 2013; 49:1095-1106. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Okeania comitata Engene et al. 2013 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Okeania erythroflocculosa Engene et al. 2013 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Okeania hirsuta Engene et al. 2013 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Okeania lorea Engene et al. 2013 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Okeania plumata Engene et al. 2013 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
Assigned by: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.
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Record number: 6210
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