Name: Portococcus Strunecký et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Por.to.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. Portococcus, a coccal cyanobacterium from the Porto culture collection; Porto, a city in Portugal, home of the LEGE culture collection of cyanobacteria that provided source material for this generitype; N.L. masc. n. coccus, a unicellular bacterial form

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Portococc-), por-to-KOK-kus

Type species: Portococcus lusitanicus Strunecký et al. 2026

Valid publication: Strunecky O, Kozlikova-Zapomelova E, Jezberova J, Morais J, Lemus MAT, Stenclova L, Johansen JR, Capkova K, Vasconcelos VMO, Mares J. To multicellularity and back again: Description of two new coccoid genera (Portococcus gen. nov. and Pseudanabaenococcus gen. nov.) in the basal "filamentous" order Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteria. J Phycol 2026; 0:0. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CBFS: 1; LEGE: 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
    Portococcus lusitanicus Strunecký et al. 2026	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Pseudanabaenaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Assigned by: Strunecky O, Kozlikova-Zapomelova E, Jezberova J, Morais J, Lemus MAT, Stenclova L, Johansen JR, Capkova K, Vasconcelos VMO, Mares J. To multicellularity and back again: Description of two new coccoid genera (Portococcus gen. nov. and Pseudanabaenococcus gen. nov.) in the basal "filamentous" order Pseudanabaenales, Cyanobacteria. J Phycol 2026; 0:0. 🇨🇿

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