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Genus "Candidatus Paraprochloron"
Name: "Candidatus Paraprochloron" Chen et al. 2022
Etymology: Pa.ra.pro.chlo’ron. Gr. prep. para, beside, alongside of; N.L. neut. n. Prochloron, a bacterial generic name; N.L. neut. n. Paraprochloron, a genus adjacent to Prochloron
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Paraprochlor-), pa-ra-pro-KHLO-ron
Type species: "Candidatus Paraprochloron terpiosi" Chen et al. 2022
Original publication:
Chen YH, Chen HJ, Yang CY, Shiu JH, Hoh DZ, Chiang PW, Chow WS, Chen CA, Shih TH, Lin SH, et al. Prevalence, complete genome, and metabolic potentials of a phylogenetically novel cyanobacterial symbiont in the coral-killing sponge, Terpios hoshinota. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:1308-1325. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
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Notes:
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🧕 Chen et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Chen YH, Chen HJ, Yang CY, Shiu JH, Hoh DZ, Chiang PW, Chow WS, Chen CA, Shih TH, Lin SH, et al. Prevalence, complete genome, and metabolic potentials of a phylogenetically novel cyanobacterial symbiont in the coral-killing sponge, Terpios hoshinota. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:1308-1325.
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🧕 Chen et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Chen YH, Chen HJ, Yang CY, Shiu JH, Hoh DZ, Chiang PW, Chow WS, Chen CA, Shih TH, Lin SH, et al. Prevalence, complete genome, and metabolic potentials of a phylogenetically novel cyanobacterial symbiont in the coral-killing sponge, Terpios hoshinota. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:1308-1325.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Paraprochloron terpiosi" Chen et al. 2022 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Chroococcophyceae, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 23086
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