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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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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 |
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