Name: Sinocapsa Wang and Li 2019

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Si.no.cap.sa. N.L. fem. n. Sinocapsa, Sino from latin China refers to the country where this genus was first isolated and cultured, capsa describes the basic morphological characteristics of the cells.

Gender: feminine (stem: Sinocaps-)

Type species: Sinocapsa zengkensis Wang and Li 2019

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang Y, Cai F, Jia N, Li R. Description of a novel coccoid cyanobacterial genus and species Sinocapsa zengkensis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Sinocapsaceae, incertae sedis), with taxonomic notes on genera in Chroococcidiopsidales. Phytotaxa 2019; 409:146-160.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family "Sinocapsaceae" Wang et al. 2019. Publication: Wang Y, Cai F, Jia N, Li R. Description of a novel coccoid cyanobacterial genus and species Sinocapsa zengkensis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Sinocapsaceae, incertae sedis), with taxonomic notes on genera in Chroococcidiopsidales. Phytotaxa 2019; 409:146-160.
  • Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Chroococcidiopsidaceae Komárek et al. 2014. 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 authority of the taxon name (Wang and Li) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Wang et al.).
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Sinocapsa ellipsoidea Jung et al. 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Sinocapsa zengkensis Wang and Li 2019	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: "Sinocapsaceae" Wang et al. 2019

Assigned by: Wang Y, Cai F, Jia N, Li R. Description of a novel coccoid cyanobacterial genus and species Sinocapsa zengkensis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Sinocapsaceae, incertae sedis), with taxonomic notes on genera in Chroococcidiopsidales. Phytotaxa 2019; 409:146-160.

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