Name: Oxynema Chatchawan et al. 2012

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sharp, pointed (οξυς); Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread, filament (νημα); N.L. neut. n. Oxynema

Gender: neuter (stem: Oxynemat-)

Type species: Oxynema thaianum Chatchawan et al. 2012

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chatchawan T, Komárek J, Strunecký O, Šmarda J, Peerapornpisal Y. Oxynema, a new genus separated from the genus Phormidium (Cyanophyta). Cryptogamie, Algologie 2012; 33:41-59.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898. Publication: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2022; 0:0.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Oyxnema".
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCALA: 1; MCC: 1.
  • Full authorship: Chatchawan, Komárek, Strunecký, Šmarda and Peerapornpisal 2012.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Oxynema acuminatum (Gomont 1892) Chatchawan et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Oxynema aestuarii Chakraborty et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Oxynema lloydianum (Gomont 1899) Chatchawan et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Oxynema thaianum Chatchawan et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae Komárek et al. 2014

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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