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Genus Perforafilum
Name: Perforafilum Zimba et al. 2021
Etymology: Per.fo.ra.fi’lum. L. v. perforo, to pierce through, to perforate; L. neut. n. filum, thread; N.L. neut. n. Perforafilum, a thread that pierces through [probably better: Perforifilum]
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Perforafil-), per-fo-ra-FI-lum
Type species: Perforafilum tunnellii corrig. Zimba et al. 2021
Valid publication:
Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I-S, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 60:10-24. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Zimba et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Laspinemataceae corrig. Zimba et al. 2021.
Publication:
Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 1:15. 🇺🇸
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: PH: 2.
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🧕 Zimba et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Laspinemataceae corrig. Zimba et al. 2021.
Publication:
Zimba PV, Shalygin S, Huang I, Momčilović M, Abdulla H. A new boring toxin producer – Perforafilum tunnelli gen. & sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from Laguna Madre, Texas, USA. Phycologia 2021; 1:15.
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 Perforafilum tunnelli Zimba et al. 2021 inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) misspelling Perforafilum tunnellii corrig. Zimba et al. 2021 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
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: 3014
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