Name: Sinonostocopsis Molinari and Guiry 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Si.no.nos.toc.op’sis. N.L. fem. n. Nostocopsis, a cyanobacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Sinonostocopsis, a Nostocopsis-like genus from Sina (China)

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Sinonostocopsid-), si-no-nos-tok-OP-sis

Type species: Sinonostocopsis desmoides (Yin and Li 1978) Molinari and Guiry 2021

Valid publication: Molinari-Novoa EA, Guiry MD. Nomenclatural notes on algae. IV. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 2021; 183:1-10. 🇵🇪

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Subdivision:

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

Parent taxon: Nostocaceae Eichler 1886

Assigned by: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2. 🇵🇪

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Record number: 39551

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