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Genus Rhyniococcus
Name: Rhyniococcus Edwards and Lyon 1983
Etymology: Rhy.ni.o.coc’cus. Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Rhyniococcus, a coccus from the Rhynie Chert bed
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Rhyniococc-), rhy-ni-o-KOK-kus
Type species: Rhyniococcus uniformis Edwards and Lyon 1983
Valid publication:
Edwards DS, Lyon AG. Algae from the Rhynie chert. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 1983; 86:37-55. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Krings and Harper 2019
Krings M, Harper CJ. A microfossil resembling Merismopedia (Cyanobacteria) from the 410-million-yr-old Rhynie and Windyfield cherts - Rhyniococcus uniformis revisited. Nova Hedwigia 2019; 108:17-35.
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Krings and Harper 2019
Krings M, Harper CJ. A microfossil resembling Merismopedia (Cyanobacteria) from the 410-million-yr-old Rhynie and Windyfield cherts - Rhyniococcus uniformis revisited. Nova Hedwigia 2019; 108:17-35.
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Notes:
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🧕 Edwards and Lyon (1983) assigned this genus to the family Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863.
Publication:
Edwards DS, Lyon AG. Algae from the Rhynie chert. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 1983; 86:37-55.
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🧕 Krings and Harper (2019) assigned this genus to the family Merismopediaceae Elenkin 1933.
Publication:
Krings M, Harper CJ. A microfossil resembling Merismopedia (Cyanobacteria) from the 410-million-yr-old Rhynie and Windyfield cherts - Rhyniococcus uniformis revisited. Nova Hedwigia 2019; 108:17-35.
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🧕 Edwards and Lyon (1983) assigned this genus to the family Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863.
Publication:
Edwards DS, Lyon AG. Algae from the Rhynie chert. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 1983; 86:37-55.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Rhyniococcus uniformis Edwards and Lyon 1983 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 
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Record number: 37948
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