Name: Sphaeronema Umezaki 1961
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Sphae.ro.ne’ma. Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, sphere, globe; Gr. neut. n. nêma, a thread; N.L. neut. n. Sphaeronema, a thread-forming sphere
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Sphaeronemat-), spha͡e-ro-NE-ma
Type species: Sphaeronema lithophilum corrig. (Ercegović 1932) Umezaki 1961
Valid publication: Umezaki I. The marine blue-green algae of Japan. Memoris of the College of Agriculture Kyoto University 1961; 83:1-149.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym
Correct name: Yonedaella Umezaki 1962
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Yonedaella Umezaki 1962 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Sphaeronema lithophila (Ercegović 1932) Umezaki 1961 | inaccurate spelling and illegitimate (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Sphaeronema lithophilum corrig. (Ercegović 1932) Umezaki 1961 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name | synonym |
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
Assigned by: Umezaki I. The marine blue-green algae of Japan. Memoris of the College of Agriculture Kyoto University 1961; 83:1-149.
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