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Genus Onkonema
Etymology: On.ko.ne’ma. Gr. neut. n. nêma, a thread; N.L. neut. n. Onkonema
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Onkonemat-), on-ko-NE-ma
Type species: Onkonema compactum Geitler 1933
Valid publication: Geitler L. Diagnosen neuer Blaualgen von den Sunda-Inseln. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 1933; 12:622-634.
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.
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- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Nkonema"; "Onkonewa".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: BRNM: 1.
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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: 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 Onkonema compactum Geitler 1933 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Onkonema paludosum Komárek and Komárkova-Legnerová 2007 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843
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: 6227
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