Name: Spirocoleus Möbius ex Crow 1927

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Spi.ro.co’le.us. N.L. masc. n. Spirocoleus, a wound sheath

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Spirocole-), spi-ro-KO-le-us

Type species: Spirocoleus lagerheimii (Gomont ex Gomont 1892) Möbius ex Crow 1927

Valid publication: Crow WB. The generic characters of Arthrospira and Spirulina. Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1927; 46:139-148.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Leptolyngbya Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leptolyngbya Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), conserved name
    "Spirocoleus" Möbius 1889	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Radiculonema Luz et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Pseudanabaenaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115. 🇱🇺
  • 🧕 Komarek and Golubic (1990) assigned this genus to the subfamily "Oscillatorioideae". Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Leptolyngbya Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988. Publication: Anagnostidis K, Komarek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes - 3 - Oscillatoriales. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80, 1-4:327-472.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Spirocolcus"; "Spirocvleus".
  • ❗ Spirocoleus is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🧍 See also Forti (1907). Publication: Forti A. Myxophyceae. In: De Toni JB (eds), Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum Vol. 5, Sumptibus auctoris, Padova, 1907, p. 1-761.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 9

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Spirocoleus battersii (Gomont 1899) Silva 1996	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
    Spirocoleus circumcretus (West 1907) Compère 1991	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
    Spirocoleus contortus (Lemmermann 1898) Compère 1985	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
    Spirocoleus crosbyanus (Tilden 1909) Silva 1996	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
    Spirocoleus fragilis (Meneghini 1837) Silva 1996	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	orphaned species
    Spirocoleus hendersonii (Howe 1918) Silva 1996	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
    Spirocoleus lagerheimii (Gomont ex Gomont 1892) Möbius ex Crow 1927	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
    Spirocoleus tenuis (Gomont 1892) Meneghini ex Silva 1996	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
    Spirocoleus terebrans (Bornet and Flahault ex Gomont 1892) Silva 1996	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014

Assigned by: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335. 🇨🇿

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