Name: Roseofilum Casamatta et al. 2012

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ro.se.o.fi’lum. L. fem. adj. rosea, red; L. neut. n. filum, thread; N.L. neut. n. Roseofilum

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Roseofil-), ro-se-o-FI-lum

Type species: Roseofilum reptotaenium Casamatta et al. 2012

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Casamatta D, Stanić D, Gantar M, Richardson LL. Characterization of Roseofilum reptotaenium (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) gen. et sp. nov. isolated from Caribbean black band disease. Phycologia 2012; 51:489-499.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Coleofasciculaceae 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.
  • 🧕 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the order Desertifilales Strunecký and Mareš 2023. Publication: 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.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: THNHM: 1; BRY: 1.
  • 🧍 Full authorship: Casmatta, Stanić, Gantar and Richardson 2012.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Roseofilum corallyticum (Rützler and Santavy 1983) Casamatta et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Roseofilum epilithicum Ginn and Muangmai 2025	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Roseofilum reptotaenium Casamatta et al. 2012	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Desertifilaceae Hašler et al. 2017

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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