Name: Synechococcus Nägeli 1849
Etymology: Sy.ne.cho.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; N.L. masc. n. Synechococcus, a cyanobacteria genus
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Synechococc-), sy-ne-kho-KOK-kus
Type species: Synechococcus elongatus Nägeli 1849
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication: Nägeli C. Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 1849; 10:1-139.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Synechococcus" (Nägeli 1849) Elenkin 1923 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
🇱🇺
🇱🇺
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 32
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 69
Total number of child taxa: 78
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Synechococcus aeruginosus Nägeli 1849 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus ambiguus Skuja 1937 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus amethystinus Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus amphigranulatus (Copeland 1936) Yoneda 1943 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus arcuatus Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus bacillaris Butcher 1952 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus bigranulatus Skuja 1932 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus bosshardii Skuja 1932 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus brunneolus Rabenhorst 1863 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Candidatus Synechococcus calcipolaris" Ragon et al. 2014 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Synechococcus capitatus Bailey-Watts and Komárek 1991 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus carcerarius Norris 1967 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus cedrorum Sauvageau 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus chlorinus (Böcher 1949) Komárek 1970 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus crassus Archer 1867 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus curtus Setchell 1907 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus diachloros Skuja 1939 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus diatomicola Geitler 1953 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus elegans (Koczwara 1928) Komárek 1970 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus elongatus Nägeli 1849 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus endobioticus Elenkin and Hollerbach 1923 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus endogloeicus Hindák 1996 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus epigloeicus Hindák 1996 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus euryphyes Beck-Mannagetta 1927 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus eximius Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| "Candidatus Synechococcus feldmanni" Steindler et al. 2025 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Candidatus Synechococcus feldmannii" Usher et al. 2004 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Synechococcus fuscus Zeller 1873 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus gaarderi corrig. Ålvik 1934 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus gaarderii Ålvik 1934 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Synechococcus gracilis (Koczwara 1928) Komárek 1970 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus grandis Playfair 1918 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus intermedius Gardner 1927 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus kerguelensis Wille 1924 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus koidzumii Yoneda 1943 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Candidatus Synechococcus lacustris" Cabello-Yeves et al. 2017 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Synechococcus leopoliensis (Raciborski 1910) Komárek 1970 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus linearis (Schmidle and Lauterborn 1900) Komárek 1970 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus linearis (Nägeli 1849) Komárek 1976 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym | synonym |
| Synechococcus lividus Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus major Schröter 1884 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus marinus Ercegović 1932 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus marinus Jao 1948 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym | in need of a replacement |
| Synechococcus minervae Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus minimus (Lemmermann 1908) Komárek 1970 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus minutissimus Negoro 1944 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus minutus West 1912 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus moorigangae corrig. Singh and Bhadury 2019 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus moorigangaii Singh and Bhadury 2019 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Synechococcus mundulus Skuja 1964 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus nidulans (Richter 1884) Komárek 1970 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus notatus Skuja 1964 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus paludosus Beck-Mannagetta 1931 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus parvulus Nägeli 1849 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus plancticus Drews et al. 1961 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus praelongus Emoto and Yoneda 1940 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus racemosus Wolle 1881 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus raysii Dor 1967 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Synechococcus rayssi Dor 1967 | inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code]) | misspelling |
| Synechococcus rayssiae corrig. Dor 1967 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus rhodobaktron Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus roseopersicinus Grunow 1868 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus roseopurpureus West 1899 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus roseus Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus rubescens Chang 1980 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus salinarum Komárek 1956 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus salinus Frémy 1941 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus sigmoideus (Moore and Carter 1923) Komárek 1970 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| "Candidatus Synechococcus spongiarum" Usher et al. 2004 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| Synechococcus sublividus Emoto and Yoneda 1940 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus subsalsus Skuja 1939 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus sulfuricus Dor 1967 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus ulcericola Rabenhorst 1868 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus vescus Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus violaceus Grunow 1868 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Synechococcus virgarosea Chang 1980 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus viridissimus Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Synechococcus vulcanus Copeland 1936 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
Parent taxon: Synechococcaceae Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995
Assigned by: Komárek J, Anagnostidis K. Nomenclatural novelties in chroococcalean cyanoprokaryotes. Preslia, Praha 1995; 67:15-23.
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.6370Link copied to clipboard
