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Genus Thiochaete
Etymology: Thi.o.chae’te. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; Gr. fem. n. chaitê, a hair; N.L. fem. n. Thiochaete, a hair-like organism from a sulfur-rich environment
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Thiochaet-), thi-o-KHA͡E-te
Type species: Thiochaete chutteri Welsh 1961
Valid publication: Welsh H. A new species of Hydrocoryne Schwabe and Anabaena Bory. Revista Biologia 1961; 2:257-260.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Leptobasaceae Elenkin 1917.
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.
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🧕 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Leptobasaceae Elenkin 1917.
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.
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 Thiochaete chutteri Welsh 1961 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Nostocaceae Eichler 1886
Assigned by: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335. 🇨🇿
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Record number: 6307
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