Name: Potamolinea Martins and Branco 2016

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Po.ta.mo.li.ne.a. Gr. masc. n. potamos, river; L. fem. n. linea, line; N.L. fem. n. Potamolinea, filament from a river

Gender: feminine (stem: Potamoline-)

Type species: Potamolinea magna Martins and Branco 2016

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Martins MD, Branco LH. Potamolinea gen. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria): a phylogenetically and ecologically coherent cyanobacterial genus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3632-3641.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Martins and Branco (2016) assigned this genus to the family Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898. Publication: Martins MD, Branco LH. Potamolinea gen. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria): a phylogenetically and ecologically coherent cyanobacterial genus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3632-3641.

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
    Potamolinea aerugineocaerulea (Gomont 1892) Martins and Branco 2016	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Potamolinea magna Martins and Branco 2016	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Wilmottiaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023

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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Record number: 521789