Name: "Spirocoleus" Möbius 1889

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

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

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

Type species: "Spirocoleus lagerheimii" Möbius 1889

Original publication: Möbius M. Bearbeitung der von H. Schenck in Brasilien gesammelten Algen. Hedwigia 1889; 28:309-347.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

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
    Radiculonema Luz et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Spirocoleus Möbius ex Crow 1927	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🚂 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".
  • 🧍 Komarek and Golubic (1990) emphasize that this name is a pre-starting-point synonym. Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Spirocoleus lagerheimii" Möbius 1889	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — 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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Record number: 20433