Name: "Somacatellium" Walter et al. 2017

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: So.ma.ca.tel’li.um. Gr. neut. n. sôma, body (somatiko); L. fem. dim. n. catella, a small chain; N.L. neut. n. Somacatellium, referring to a small chain filamentous body [probably better: Somaticatellium]

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Somacatelli-), so-ma-ka-TEL-li-um

Type species: "Somacatellium hydroxylic" Walter et al. 2017

Original publication: Walter JM, Coutinho FH, Dutilh BE, Swings J, Thompson FL, Thompson CC. Ecogenomics and Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria Phylum. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2132. 🇧🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: [Chroococcophyceae, not assigned to family]

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Record number: 26820

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