Name: Siphonophycus Schopf 1968
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Si.pho.no.phy’cus. Gr. masc. n. siphôn, tube; Gr. neut. n. phŷkos, a seaweed; N.L. masc. n. Siphonophycus, a tube-like alga (botanical tradition treats gender of phycus as masculine)
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Siphonophyc-), si-pho-no-PHY-kus
Type species: Siphonophycus kestron Schopf 1968
Valid publication: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Tenuofilum Schopf 1968 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
| Eomycetopsis Schopf 1968 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 9
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 11
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Siphonophycus beltensis Horodyski 1980 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Siphonophycus capitaneum Nyberg and Schopf 1984 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Siphonophycus capitaneus corrig. Nyberg and Schopf 1984 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Siphonophycus crassiusculus Horodyski 1980 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Siphonophycus indicus Nautiyal 1980 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Siphonophycus kestron Schopf 1968 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Siphonophycus lamellosus Liu 1984 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Siphonophycus punctatus Maithy 1975 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Siphonophycus robustum (Schopf 1968) Knoll et al. 1991 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Siphonophycus robustus corrig. (Schopf 1968) Knoll et al. 1991 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Siphonophycus septatum (Schopf 1968) Knoll et al. 1991 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
Assigned by: Schopf JW. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. J. Paleontol. 1968; 42:651-688.
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