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Etymology: Port’a.cus. N.L. masc. n. Portacus
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Portac-), PORT-a-kus
Type species: "Portacus bicolor" Kuntze 1891
Original publication: Kuntze O. Revisio generum plantarum: vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum 2. A. Felix, Leipzig, 1891.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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: 3
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Portacus aggregatus" (Kützing 1847) Kuntze 1891 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Portacus bicolor" Kuntze 1891 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Portacus botryodes" (Carmichael 1833) Kuntze 1891 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Parent taxon: Rivulariaceae Rabenhorst ex Bornet and Flahault 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: 18018