Name: Picosynechococcus Komárek et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pi.co.sy.ne.cho.coc’cus. pico-, prefix to denote very small units; N.L. masc. n. Synechococcus, a cyanobacterial genus; N.L. masc. n. Picosynechococcus, a very small Synechococcus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Picosynechococc-), pi-ko-sy-ne-k^ho-KOK-kus

Type species: Picosynechococcus fontinalis Komárek et al. 2020

Valid publication: Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Aphanothecaceae (Komárek and Anagnostidis 1986) Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191. 🇨🇿
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Picosynechococccus".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CBFS: 1.

Subdivision:

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: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Picosynechococcus fontinalis Komárek et al. 2020	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Geminocystaceae Tuji et al. 2021

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: 54089