Name: Raphidiopsis Fritsch and Rich 1929

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Raphidiopsis

Gender: feminine

Type species: Raphidiopsis curvata Fritsch and Rich 1929

Valid publication: Fritsch FE, Rich I. Freshwater algae from Grigualand West. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 1929; 18:1-92.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cylindrospermopsis Seenayya and Subba Raju 1972	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN

• Emendations:
  • Aguilera et al. 2018 Aguilera A, Berrendero Gómez E, Kastovsky J, Echenique RO, Salerno GL. The polyphasic analysis of two native Raphidiopsis isolates supports the unification of the genera Raphidiopsis and Cylindrospermopsis (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria). Phycologia 2018; 57:130-146.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 10 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Nostocaceae Eichler 1886. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 13
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 13
Total number of child taxa: 13

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Raphidiopsis acuminatocrispa (Couvy and Bouvy 2004) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis africana (Komárek and Kling 2001) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis brookii Hill 1972	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis catemaco (Komárková-Legnerová and Tavera 1996) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis curvata Fritsch and Rich 1929	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis curvispora (Watanabe 1995) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis cuspis (Komárek and Kling 1991) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis gangetica (Nair 1967) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis mediterranea Skuja 1937	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis philippinensis (Taylor 1932) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska 1912) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis sinuosa (Coute et al. 2003) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name
    Raphidiopsis taverae (Komárek and Komárková-Legnerová 2002) Aguilera et al. 2018	validly published under the ICN	correct name

Parent taxon: [Aphanizomenonaceae]

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