Name: Thermosynechococcus Katoh et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ther.mo.sy.ne.cho.coc’cus. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain; N.L. masc. n. Thermosynechococcus, based on an established closely related validly described genus Thermosynechococcus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Thermosynechococc-), t^her-mo-sy-ne-k^ho-KOK-kus

Type species: Thermosynechococcus vestitus (Copeland 1936) Komárek and Strunecký 2020

Valid publication: Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191. 🇨🇿

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Thermosynechococcaceae Komárek et al. 2020. Publication: Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191. 🇨🇿
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Thennosynechococcus"; "Thermosynchococcus"; "Thermosynechcoccus"; "Thermosynechoccocus"; "Thermosynechoccus"; "Thermosynechocystis".
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Thermosynechococcus" Katoh et al. 2001.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Katoh et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Komarek et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NIES: 1; CBFS: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Thermosynechococcus vestitus (Copeland 1936) Komárek and Strunecký 2020	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Thermosynechococcaceae Komárek et al. 2020

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: 38850