Name: "Prochloron" Lewin 1977

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pro.chlo’ron. Gr. neut. adj. chlôron; N.L. neut. n. Prochloron, primitive green (cell)

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Prochlor-), pro-K^HLO-ron

Type species: "Prochloron didemni" (Lewin 1975) Lewin 1977

Original publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Prochloron Lewin ex Hoffmann and Greuter 1993

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Prochloron" (ex Lewin 1977) Florenzano et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Prochloron Lewin ex Hoffmann and Greuter 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Prochlorophyceae" Lewin 1977. Publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Prochloraceae" Lewin 1977. Publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order "Prochlorales" Lewin 1977. Publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.
  • 🧕 Florenzano et al. (1986) assigned this genus to the family "Prochloraceae" (ex Lewin 1977) Florenzano et al. 1986. Publication: Florenzano G, Balloni W, Materassi R. Nomenclature of Prochloron didemni (Lewin 1977) sp. nov., nom. rev., Prochloron (Lewin 1976) gen. nov., nom. rev., Prochloraceae fam. nov., Prochlorales ord. nov., nom. rev. in the class Photobacteria Gibbons and Murray 1978. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:351-353.
  • 🧕 Florenzano et al. (1986) assigned this genus to the order "Prochlorales" (ex Lewin 1977) Florenzano et al. 1986. Publication: Florenzano G, Balloni W, Materassi R. Nomenclature of Prochloron didemni (Lewin 1977) sp. nov., nom. rev., Prochloron (Lewin 1976) gen. nov., nom. rev., Prochloraceae fam. nov., Prochlorales ord. nov., nom. rev. in the class Photobacteria Gibbons and Murray 1978. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:351-353.
  • 🧕 Lewin (1977) assigned this genus to the class "Prochlorophyceae" Lewin 1977. Publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.
  • 🧕 Lewin (1977) assigned this genus to the family "Prochloraceae" Lewin 1977. Publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.
  • 🧕 Lewin (1977) assigned this genus to the order "Prochlorales" Lewin 1977. Publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "POCL" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Prochloron didemni" (Lewin 1975) Lewin 1977	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — 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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