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Genus Westiellopsis
Name: Westiellopsis Janet 1941
Etymology: Wes.ti.ell.op’sis. N.L. fem. dim. n. Westiella, a cyanobacterial genus; Gr. fem. n. opsis, aspect, appearance; N.L. fem. n. Westiellopsis, that which appears similar to Westiella
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Westiellopsid-), wes-ti-ell-OP-sis
Type species: Westiellopsis prolifica Janet 1941
Valid publication:
Janet M. Westiellopsis prolifica, gen. et sp. nov., a new member of the Stigonemataceae. Annals of Botany 1941; 5:167-170. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Wesliellopsis"; "Westieuopsis"; "Wetiellopsis"; "Wettiellopsis".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NAIMCC: 1; MCC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 6
Total number of child taxa: 6
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Westiellopsis akinetica Mishra et al. 2020 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Westiellopsis indica Bourrelly 1970 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Westiellopsis mahabalei Biradar 1977 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Westiellopsis prolifica Janet 1941 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Westiellopsis ramosa Bagchi 2017 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Westiellopsis tiwarii Parmar et al. 2024 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Hapalosiphonaceae Elenkin 1916
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: 6439
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