Name: Pseudoscytonema Elenkin 1949
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Pseu.do.scy.to.ne’ma. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; N.L. neut. n. Scytonema, a cyanobacterial genus; N.L. neut. n. Pseudoscytonema, a false Scytonema
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Pseudoscytonemat-), pse͡u-do-sky-to-NE-ma
Type species: Pseudoscytonema malayense Elenkin 1949
Valid publication: Elenkin AA. Monographia algarum Cyanophycearum aquidulcium et terrestrium in finibus URSS inventarum, Pars specialis (Systematica), Fasc. II. III. Hormogoneae (Geitl.) Elenk. Sumptibus Academiae Scientarum URSS, Mosqua & Leningrad, 1949.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 7
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudoscytonema capitatum (Jaag 1935) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name | in need of a replacement |
| Pseudoscytonema congregationis (Schwabe 1962) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Pseudoscytonema corynoideum (Beljakova 1989) Beljakova 2000 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Pseudoscytonema malayense Elenkin 1949 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Pseudoscytonema sphaerocephalum (Jao and Lee 1962) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Pseudoscytonema spongiosum (Schwabe 1962) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Pseudoscytonema subclavatum (Starmach 1958) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
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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