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Genus Xenotholos
Name: Xenotholos Gold-Morgan et al. 1994
Etymology: Xe.no’tho.los. Gr. masc. n. xenos, foreign (ξενοζ); Gr. masc./fem. n. tholos, mud, dirt or dome, cupola (ϑολοζ); N.L. masc. n. Xenotholos, given meaning would be fem. but used as masc
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Xenothol-), kse-NO-tho-los
Type species: Xenotholos huastecanus Gold-Morgan et al. 1994
Valid publication:
Gold-Morgan M, Montejano G, Komárek J. Freshwater epiphytic cyanoprokaryotes from central Mexico 2. Heterogeneity of the genus Xenococcus. Archiv für Protistenkunde 1994; 144:383-405. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Xenococcaceae Ercegović 1932.
Publication:
Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115. 🇱🇺
- 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Xenococcaceae Ercegović 1932. 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. 🇨🇿
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🧕 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Pleurocapsaceae Geitler 1925.
Publication:
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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- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: FCME: 3.
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🧕 Hoffmann et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Xenococcaceae Ercegović 1932.
Publication:
Hoffmann L, Komárek J, Kaštovský J. System of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacteria) – state in 2004. Algol. Stud. 2005; 117:95-115.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Xenotholos amplus Gold-Morgan et al. 1994 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Xenotholos caeruleus Gold-Morgan et al. 1994 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Xenotholos huastecanus Gold-Morgan et al. 1994 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Xenotholos kerneri (Hansgirg 1887) Gold-Morgan et al. 1994 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Xenotholos starmachii (Geitler 1932) Gold-Morgan et al. 1994 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Hydrococcaceae Kützing 1843
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 6435
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