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Order Epiphytales
Etymology: E.pi.phy.ta’les. N.L. fem. pl. n. Epiphytales, the Epiphyton order
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-pi-phy-TA-les, feminine
Type genus: Epiphyton Bornemann 1887
Valid publication: Korde KB. Vodorosli Kembriya [Cambrian Algae]. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR 1973; 139:1-349.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Vachard (2021) assigned this order to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Vachard D. Cyanobacteria. In: Alderton D, Elias SA (eds), Encyclopedia of Geology, Academic Press, Unknown City, 2021, p. 446-460.
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- 🧒 Korde (1973) assigned the family Epiphytaceae corrig. Kordé 1959 to this order. Publication: Korde KB. Vodorosli kembrija [Cambrian Algae]. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR 1973; 139:1-349.
- 🧒 Korde (1973) assigned the genus Epiphyton Bornemann 1887 to this order. Publication: Korde KB. Vodorosli kembrija [Cambrian Algae]. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR 1973; 139:1-349.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Epiphrtales"; "Epiphstales"; "Ppiphytales".
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🧕 Vachard (2021) assigned this order to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Vachard D. Cyanobacteria. In: Alderton D, Elias SA (eds), Encyclopedia of Geology, Academic Press, Unknown City, 2021, p. 446-460.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Chabakoviaceae Korde 1973 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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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: 66590
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