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Genus Ophiophycus
Name: Ophiophycus Berthold et al. 2020
Etymology: O.phi.o.phy’cus. N.L. masc. n. Ophiophycus, is in reference to the snake-like appearance of filaments, where apical cells may have two large vacuoles that resemble eyes. “ophio” snake, “phycus” algae (G.) (botanical tradition treats gender of phycus as masculine)
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Ophiophyc-), o-phi-o-PHY-kus
Type species: Ophiophycus aerugineus Berthold et al. 2020
Valid publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Vermifilaceae Berthold et al. 2020.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010. 🇺🇸
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: US: 1.
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Vermifilaceae Berthold et al. 2020.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler F, Dail Laughinghouse H. Untangling filamentous marine cyanobacterial diversity from the coast of South Florida with the description of Vermifilaceae fam. nov. and three new genera: Leptochromothrix gen. nov., Ophiophycus gen. nov., and Vermifilum gen nov. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 0:107010.
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 Ophiophycus aerugineus Berthold et al. 2020 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
Assigned by:
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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Record number: 14522
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