Name: Synechococcus Nägeli 1849

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Sy.ne.cho.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; N.L. masc. n. Synechococcus, a cyanobacteria genus

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Synechococc-), sy-ne-k^ho-KOK-kus

Type species: Synechococcus elongatus Nägeli 1849

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Synechococcus" (Nägeli 1849) Elenkin 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Synechococcaceae Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995. Publication: Komárek J, Anagnostidis K. Nomenclatural novelties in chroococcalean cyanoprokaryotes. Preslia, Praha 1995; 67:15-23.
  • 🧕 Bennett and Murray (1889) assigned this genus to the order Chroococcales corrig. Ardissone 1886. Publication: Bennett AW, Murray G. A handbook of cryptogamic botany. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1889.
  • 🧕 Boone et al. (2001) assigned this genus to the class "Cyanobacteria". Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
  • 🧕 Geitler (1925) assigned this genus to the family Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst 1863. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧕 Geitler (1925) assigned this genus to the order Chroococcales corrig. Ardissone 1886. Publication: Geitler L. Synoptische Darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 1925; 41:163-294.
  • 🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the order "Synechococcales" Hoffmann et al. 2005. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
  • 🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the subclass "Synechococcophycidae" Hoffmann et al. 2005. Publication: Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
  • 🧕 West (1904) assigned this genus to the subfamily Chroococcoideae corrig. West 1904. Publication: West GS. A treatise on the British freshwater algae. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1904.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Byncchococcus"; "Bynechococcus"; "Cynechococcus"; "Sgnechococcus"; "Sgnecltococcus"; "Sinechococcus"; "Siymechococeus"; "Smcnococcus"; "Smnechococcus"; "Spnechococcus"; "Sprechococeus"; "Svnechococcus"; "Syaechococcus"; "Symechococeus"; "Synachocaccus"; "Syncchococcas"; "Syncchococcus"; "Syncchococeus"; "Syncchoeoccus"; "Synccliococcus"; "Syncehococcus"; "Synecbococcus"; "Synechacoccus"; "Synechacoceus"; "Synechccoccus"; "Synechcoccus"; "Synechecoccus"; "Synechoaccus"; "Synechocaccus"; "Synechoccocus"; "Synechoccous"; "Synechoccus"; "Synechoceccus"; "Synechochoccus"; "Synechococcas"; "Synechococccus"; "Synechococciis"; "Synechococcua"; "Synechococecus"; "Synechococeus"; "Synechococous"; "Synechococrus"; "Synechococus"; "Synechocoecus"; "Synechocoeeus"; "Synechocorcus"; "Synechoeoccus"; "Synechoeoecus"; "Synechoewmous"; "Synechoroccus"; "Synechoroeeus"; "Synechtococcus"; "Synecliococcus"; "Syneclmcoccus"; "Syneclococcus"; "Synecltococcus"; "Syneclwcoccus"; "Syneclzococcus"; "Synecochoccus"; "Syneehococcus"; "Syneehococeus"; "Syneehocoecus"; "Syneehoeoccus"; "Syneohococcus"; "Syneohoeoccus"; "Synerhococcus"; "Synerhoroseus"; "Synochococcus"; "Synwhocaccus"; "Sysechococcus"; "Syucchococcus"; "Syueclzacoccus"; "Syxechococcus".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CMS: 2.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SNCO" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • 🧍 See also Kirchner (1880). Publication: Kirchner O. Beiträge zur Algenflora von Württemberg. Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 1880; 36:155-203.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • 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 (Nägeli 1849) Komárek 1976	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym	synonym
    Synechococcus linearis (Schmidle and Lauterborn 1900) Komárek 1970	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	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.

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