Name: "Trichotorquatus" Petrasiak and Johansen 2014

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Tri.cho.tor.qua’tus. L. masc. adj. torquatus, adorned with a collar; N.L. masc. n. Trichotorquatus, a hair adorned with a collar [probably better: Torquatithrix]

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Trichotorquat-), tri-k^ho-tor-KWA-tus

Original publication: Komárek J, Kastovsky J, Mares J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335. 🇨🇿

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Trichotorquatus Pietrasiak et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Trichotorquatus Pietrasiak et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Leptolyngbyaceae Komárek et al. 2014. Publication: Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR. Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 2014; 86:295-335. 🇨🇿
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Petrasiak and Johansen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Komarek et al.).
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Parent taxon: Oculatellaceae Mai and Johansen 2018

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Pietrasiak N, Reeve S, Osorio-Santos K, Lipson DA, Johansen JR. Trichotorquatus gen. nov. - a new genus of soil cyanobacteria discovered from American drylands(1). J Phycol 2021; 57:886-902. 🇺🇸

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