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Order Chroococcidiopsidales
Name: Chroococcidiopsidales Komárek et al. 2014
Etymology: Chro.o.coc.ci.di.op.si.da’les. N.L. fem. pl. n. Chroococcidiopsidales, the Chroococcidiopsis order
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: khro-o-kok-ki-di-op-si-DA-les, feminine
Type genus: Chroococcidiopsis Geitler 1933
Valid 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. 🇨🇿
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this order to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885. 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. 🇨🇿
- 🧕 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned this order to the subclass Nostocophycidae corrig. Bennett and Murray 1889. 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 order to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
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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- 🧒 Komarek et al. (2014) assigned the genus Chroococcidiopsis Geitler 1933 to this order. 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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🧒 Rigonato et al. (2016) assigned the family "Aliterellaceae" Rigonato et al. 2016 to this order.
Publication:
Rigonato J, Gama WA, Alvarenga DO, Branco LH, Brandini FP, Genuario DB, Fiore MF. Aliterella atlantica gen. nov., sp. nov., and Aliterella antarctica sp. nov., novel members of coccoid Cyanobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2853-2861. 🇧🇷
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🧒 Wang et al. (2019) assigned the family "Sinocapsaceae" Wang et al. 2019 to this order.
Publication:
Wang Y, Cai F, Jia N, Li R. Description of a novel coccoid cyanobacterial genus and species Sinocapsa zengkensis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Sinocapsaceae, incertae sedis), with taxonomic notes on genera in Chroococcidiopsidales. Phytotaxa 2019; 409:146-160. 🇨🇳
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chroococccidiopsidales"; "Chroococcidiopisdales"; "Chroococcidiopisidales".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 8; BRNM: 3; CCAP: 2; LEGE: 2; TNS: 2; SP: 2; BISH: 1; FACHB: 1; OLM: 1; TAU: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 7
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Aliterellaceae" Rigonato et al. 2016 not validly published synonym Chlorogloeaceae Geitler 1925 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym "Chroococcidiopsidaceae" Geitler 1942 not validly published synonym Chroococcidiopsidaceae Geitler ex Büdel et al. 2012 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name [Chroococcidiopsidales, not assigned to family] artificial parent node of taxa incertae sedis Gloeocapsaceae Elenkin 1933 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym "Sinocapsaceae" Wang et al. 2019 not validly published synonym
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Parent taxon: Chroococcophyceae Hollerbach et al. 1953
Assigned by:
Aleksovski B, Krstić S, Guiry MD. The names of phyla and classes of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, cyanophytes) and a typified name: Cyanobacteriophyta Oren, Mareš et Rippka. Fottea 2025; 25:212-217. 🇮🇪
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Record number: 4748
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