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Genus Tigrinifilum
Name: Tigrinifilum Berthold et al. 2022
Etymology: Ti.gri.ni.fi’lum. N.L. neut. n. Tigrinifilum, From Latin tigrinus, striped like a tiger, and Latin filum, a thread, in reference to the resemblance of a ‘banded tiger’ characteristic of the filaments
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Tigrinifil-), ti-gri-ni-FI-lum
Type species: Tigrinifilum floridanum Berthold et al. 2022
Valid publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: US: 2.
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Tigrinifilum floridanum Berthold et al. 2022 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Tigrinifilum guerandense Berthold et al. 2022 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Tigrinifilum phangngense Ginn and Muangmai 2025 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
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: 28283
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