Genus Trichospira

Name: Trichospira McNeill 1948

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Tri.cho.spi’ra. Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; Gr. fem. n. speîra, a coil, spiral; N.L. fem. n. Trichospira, a spiral hair

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Trichospir-), tri-k^ho-SPI-ra

Type species: Trichospira bula McNeill 1948

Valid publication: McNeill E. A contribution to the knowledge of West Virginia algae. Castanea 1948; 13:1-56.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanotrichospira Molinari and Guiry 2021

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Cyanotrichospira Molinari and Guiry 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- 🧕 Komarek and Golubic (1990) assigned this genus to the order Oscillatoriales Schaffner 1922. Publication: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.
- 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Cyanotrichospira Molinari and Guiry 2021. Publication: Molinari-Novoa EA, Guiry MD. Nomenclatural notes on algae. IV. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 2021; 183:1-10. 🇵🇪
- 💥 This name is a homonym of Trichospira Kunth (botanical) [from Catalogue of Life].
- 🧍 Later homonym of Trichospira Kunth 1818. According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but unclear genus from Oscillatoriales. Publication: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
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
Trichospira bula McNeill 1948	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name	synonym

Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898

Assigned by: Molinari EA, Guiry MD. [Title pending]. Notulae algarum 2021; 183:2. 🇵🇪

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Record number: 18072

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Genus Trichospira