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Order Oculatellales
Name: Oculatellales Strunecký and Mareš 2023
Etymology: O.cu.la.tel.la’les. N.L. fem. pl. n. Oculatellales, the Oculatella order
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ku-la-tel-LA-les, feminine
Type genus: Oculatella Zammit et al. 2012
Valid 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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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Elainellales Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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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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🧒 Strunecky et al. (2023) assigned the genus Oculatella Zammit et al. 2012 to this order.
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. 🇨🇿
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Strunecký and Mareš) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Strunecky et al.).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: BRY: 21; CCALA: 10; CBFS: 9; SAG: 4; MCCC: 4; NMC: 4; LEGE: 3; ULC: 3; TAU: 3; BACA: 2.
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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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Elainellaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Oculatellaceae Mai and Johansen 2018 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: 37583
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