Name: Polychlamydum West and West 1897
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Po.ly.chla’my.dum. Gr. masc. adj. polys, many; Gr. fem. n. chlamys, a cloak, short mantle; N.L. neut. n. Polychlamydum, an organism with many mantles
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Polychlamyd-), po-ly-KHLA-my-dum
Type species: Polychlamydum insigne West and West 1897
Valid publication: West W, West GS. Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 1897; 35:1-7.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 6
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Polychlamydum calcicola corrig. Kufferath 1914 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Polychlamydum calcicolum Kufferath 1914 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Polychlamydum cavanillesii González Guerrero 1946 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Polychlamydum gaditanum González Guerrero 1946 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Polychlamydum insigne West and West 1897 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Polychlamydum varium Ghose 1927 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
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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