Name: Romeria Koczwara 1932

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ro.me’ri.a. N.L. fem. n. Romeria, referring to Romer

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Romeri-), ro-ME-ri-a

Type species: Romeria leopoliensis (Raciborski 1910) Koczwara 1932

Valid publication: Geitler L. Cyanophyceae. In: Rabenhorst L (eds), Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Vol. 14, Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig, 1932, p. 1-1196.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Raciborskia Koczwara 1928	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym
    Amalia De Toni f. 1934	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Raciborskia Wołoszyńska 1918	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Campylotropium Hortobágyi and Hilliard 1965	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Romeriaceae Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.
  • 🧕 Anagnostidis and Komarek (1988) assigned this genus to the subfamily Pseudanabaenoideae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988. Publication: Anagnostidis K, Komárek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 1988; 80:327-472.
  • 🧕 Elenkin (1949) assigned this genus to the family Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898. Publication: Elenkin AA. Sinezeleniye vodorosli SSSR. Monografiya presnovodnykh i nazemnykh S'yanofiseaye, obnaruzhennykh v predelakh SSSR. Spetsial'naya (sistematicheskaya) chast', vyp. II. III. Hormogoneae (Geitl.) Elenk. (okonchaniye). Izdate'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 1949.
  • 🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Pseudanabaenaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Romeriaceae Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.
  • 🧕 Mai et al. (2018) assigned this genus to the family Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Mai T, Johansen JR, Pietrasiak N, Bohunická M, Martin MP. Revision of the Synechococcales (Cyanobacteria) through recognition of four families including Oculatellaceae fam. nov. and Trichocoleaceae fam. nov. and six new genera containing 14 species. Phytotaxa 2018; 365:1-59.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Arthrospira Stizenberger ex Gomont 1892. Publication: Raciborski M. Phycotheca polonica. Kosmos. Czasopismo Polskiego Towarzystwa Przyrodników imienia Kopernika 1910; 35:80-89.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Synechococcus Nägeli 1849. Publication: Komárek J. Generic identity of the "Anacystis nidulans" strain KRATZ-ALLEN/Bloom. 625 with Synechococcus NÄG. 1849. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1970; 112:343-364.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Amalia De Toni f. 1934. Publication: De Toni G. Noterelle di nomenclatura algologica. I. Alcuni casi di omonimia (Missoficee). Privately published, Brescia, 1934.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Raciborskia Koczwara 1928. Publication: Koczwara M. Arthrospira leopoliensis Racib. i formy pokrewne (Arthrospira leopoliensis Racib. und ihre Verwandte). Kosmos Serja A 1928; 53:102-108.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Rameria"; "Rcmeria"; "Roemeria"; "Romerica"; "Ronwria".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: SP: 1; BRNM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 18
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 19
Total number of child taxa: 20

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Romeria alascensis (Hortobágyi and Hilliard 1965) Komárek 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria austriaca Claus 1961	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
    Romeria caruaru Komárek et al. 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria chlorina Böcher 1949	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria crassa Hindák 1988	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria cryophila Kol 1966	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria cylindrocellularis Hindák 1988	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria elegans (Koczwara 1928) Geitler 1932	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria gracilis (Koczwara 1928) Koczwara 1932	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    "Romeria heterocellularis" Komárek 2001	not validly published	preferred name
    Romeria hieroglyphica Komárek and Komárková-Legnerová 2007	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria leopoliensis (Raciborski 1910) Koczwara 1932	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria mexicana (Rouchijajnen 1968) Komárek 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria minima (Lemmermann 1908) Komárek 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria nivicola (Kol 1941) Komárek and Komárek 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria obtuseacuminata (Starmach 1980) Komárek 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria okensis (Meyer 1926) Hindák 1975	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria simplex (Hindák 1975) Hindák 1988	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria victoriae Komárek and Cronberg 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Romeria westii (Kufferath 1929) Anagnostidis 2001	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Cymatolegaceae 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: 6496