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Genus "Trichotorquatus"
Name: "Trichotorquatus" Petrasiak and Johansen 2014
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: masculine (stem: Trichotorquat-), tri-kho-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
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Name Kind Trichotorquatus Pietrasiak et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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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.).
Parent taxon: Oculatellaceae Mai and Johansen 2018
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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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Record number: 4745
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