Name: Thalassoporum Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Tha.las.so.po’rum. Gr. fem. n. thalassa, sea (θάλασσα); Gr. fem. adj. poreia, course, route (πορεία); Gr. masc./fem. adj. thalassoporos, meaning the seafarer, the navigator (θαλασσοπόρος); N.L. neut. n. Thalassoporum

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Thalassopor-), t^ha-las-so-PO-rum

Type species: Thalassoporum komarekii corrig. Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991. 🇬🇷

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Thalassoporaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023. Publication: 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. 🇨🇿
  • 🧕 Konstantinou et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Pseudanabaenaceae Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988. Publication: Konstantinou D, Voultsiadou E, Panteris E, Gkelis S. Revealing new sponge-associated cyanobacterial diversity: Novel genera and species. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 155:106991. 🇬🇷
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Konstantinou and Gkelis) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Konstantinou et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: TAU: 2; TAU-MAC: 2; BACA: 1; PCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Thalassoporum komareki Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021	inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])	misspelling
    Thalassoporum komarekii corrig. Konstantinou and Gkelis 2021	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Thalassoporum mexicanum Saraf et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Thalassoporaceae Strunecký and Mareš 2023

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: 12355