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Genus Palaeopleurocapsa
Name: Palaeopleurocapsa Knoll et al. 1975
Etymology: Pa.lae.o.pleu.ro.cap’sa. N.L. fem. n. Palaeopleurocapsa, With reference to the morphological similarity to modern blue-green algae of the genus Pleurocapsa.
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Palaeopleurocaps-), pa-la͡e-o-ple͡u-ro-KAP-sa
Type species: Palaeopleurocapsa wopfneri corrig. Knoll et al. 1975
Valid publication:
Knoll AH, Barghoorn ES, Golubic S. Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen. et sp. nov.: A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975; 72:2488-2492. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Knoll et al. (1975) assigned this genus to the family Pleurocapsaceae Geitler 1925.
Publication:
Knoll AH, Barghoorn ES, Golubic S. Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen. et sp. nov.: A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975; 72:2488-2492.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Palacopleurocapsa"; "Palcopleurocapsa"; "Paleopleurocapsa".
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🧕 Knoll et al. (1975) assigned this genus to the family Pleurocapsaceae Geitler 1925.
Publication:
Knoll AH, Barghoorn ES, Golubic S. Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen. et sp. nov.: A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975; 72:2488-2492.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Palaeopleurocapsa wopfneri corrig. Knoll et al. 1975 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Palaeopleurocapsa wopfnerii Knoll et al. 1975 inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) misspelling
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Parent taxon: Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 21305
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