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Genus Symphyonemopsis
Name: Symphyonemopsis Tiwari and Mitra 1969
Etymology: Sym.phy.o.nem.op’sis. N.L. neut. n. Symphionema, a cyanobacterial genus; Gr. fem. n. opsis, aspect, appearance; N.L. fem. n. Symphyonemopsis, that which appears similar to Symphionema
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Symphyonemopsid-), sym-phy-o-nem-OP-sis
Type species: Symphyonemopsis katniensis Tiwari and Mitra 1969
Valid publication: Tiwari GL, Mitra AK. Symphyonemopsis katniensis gen. et sp. nov., a new member of the Myxophyceae. Phykos 1969; 7:186-194.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family "Symphyonemataceae" Hoffmann et al. 2005.
Publication:
Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
- 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family "Symphyonemataceae" Hoffmann et al. 2005. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Symphyammapsis"; "Symphyanemapsis"; "Symphyomnwpsis".
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🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family "Symphyonemataceae" Hoffmann et al. 2005.
Publication:
Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Symphyonemopsis katniensis Tiwari and Mitra 1969 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Scytonemataceae corrig. Frank 1886
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: 6480
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