Name: Ophiothrix Sant'Anna et al. 2010

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Ophiothrix

Gender: feminine (stem: Ophiotrich-)

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

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

• Notes:
  • 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.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • 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	in need of a replacement
    Ophiothrix hansgirgii (Schmidle 1900) Sant'Anna et al. 2010	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Scytonemataceae Frank 1886

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: 6294