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Name: "Polycoccus" Kützing 1841
Etymology: Po.ly.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; N.L. masc. n. Polycoccus
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Polycocc-), po-ly-KOK-kus
Type species: "Polycoccus punctiformis" Kützing 1841
Original publication: Kützing FT. Die Umwandlung niederer Algen-Formen in höhere, so wie auch in Gattungen ganz verschiedener Familien und Klassen höherer Cryptogamen mit zelligem Bau. Natuurkundige verhandelingen van de Bataafsche Hollandsche Maatschappye der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, series 2 1841; 1:1-120.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet and Flahault 1886
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Polycoccus" Kützing 1843 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
| Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet and Flahault 1886 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
| Stratonostoc Elenkin 1931 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name |
| Amorphonostoc Elenkin 1936 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Polycoccus punctiformis" Kützing 1841 | not validly published | synonym |
Parent taxon: Nostocaceae Eichler 1886
Assigned by: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
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Record number: 18024