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Genus Ophiothrix
Name: Ophiothrix Sant'Anna et al. 2010
Etymology: O.phi.o’thrix. Gr. masc. n. ophis, snake; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Ophiothrix, a snakelike hair
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Ophiotrich-), o-phi-O-thrix
Type species: Ophiothrix epidendron Sant'Anna et al. 2010
Valid publication:
Sant'Anna CL, Azevedo TMP, Kaštovský J, Komárek J. Two form-genera of aerophytic heterocytous cyanobacteria from Brasilian rainy forest 'Mata Atlântica. Fottea 2010; 10:217-228. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
Correct name: Cyanophiothrix Molinari and Guiry 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Cyanophiothrix Molinari and Guiry 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Notes:
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Cyanophiothrix Molinari and Guiry 2021. Publication: Molinari-Novoa EA, Guiry MD. Nomenclatural notes on algae. IV. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 2021; 183:1-10.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Ohphiothrix".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: SP: 1.
- 🧍 Full authorship: Sant'Anna, Azevedo, Kaštovský and Komárek 2010.
- 🧍 Later homonym of Ophiothrix Corda 1835 and Ophiothrix Nägeli 1849. Publication: McNeill J, Barrie FR, Buck WR, Demoulin V, Greuter W, Hawksworth DL, Herendeen PS, Knapp S, Marhold K, Prado J, et al. International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 2012.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Ophiothrix epibryos (Komárek 2003) Sant'Anna et al. 2010 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name synonym Ophiothrix epidendron Sant'Anna et al. 2010 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name synonym Ophiothrix hansgirgii (Schmidle 1900) Sant'Anna et al. 2010 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name synonym
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Parent taxon: Scytonemataceae corrig. Frank 1886
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: 6294
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