Name: Pinocchia Dvořák et al. 2015

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pi.nocch’i.a. N.L. fem. n. Pinocchia, The genus name refers to the elongated cells, especially to terminal cells. Pinocchio is a popular character from a fairy tale from Italy (by Carlo Collodi), who had longer nose when telling lies.

Gender: feminine (stem: Pinocchi-)

Type species: Pinocchia polymorpha Dvořák et al. 2015

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dvořák P, Jahodářová E, Hašler P, Gusev E, Poulíčková A. A new tropical cyanobacterium Pinocchia polymorpha gen. et sp. nov. derived from the genus Pseudanabaena. Fottea 2015; 15:113-120.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Dvorak et al. (2015) assigned this genus to the family Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Dvořák P, Jahodářová E, Hašler P, Gusev E, Poulíčková A. A new tropical cyanobacterium Pinocchia polymorpha gen. et sp. nov. derived from the genus Pseudanabaena. Fottea 2015; 15:113-120.
  • 🧍 Full authorship: Dvořák, Jahodářová and Hašler 2015.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Pinocchia daecheonga Kim et al. 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Pinocchia polymorpha Dvořák et al. 2015	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Trichocoleaceae Mai and Johansen 2018

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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