Name: Sphaerocavum Azevedo and Sant'Anna 2003

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Sphae.ro.ca.vum. N.L. neut. n. Sphaerocavum, a hollow sphere

Gender: neuter (stem: Sphaerocav-)

Type species: Sphaerocavum brasiliense Azevedo and Sant'Anna 2003

Valid publication: Azevedo MTDP, Sant'Anna CL. Sphaerocavum, a new genus of planktic Cyanobacteria from continental water bodies in Brazil. Algological Studies 2003; 109:79-92.

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

Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933

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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Record number: 6390
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