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Order Prochlorotrichales
Name: Prochlorotrichales Strunecký and Mareš 2023
Etymology: Pro.chlo.ro.tri.cha’les. N.L. fem. pl. n. Prochlorotrichales, the Prochlorothrix order
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pro-khlo-ro-tri-KHA-les, feminine
Type genus: Prochlorothrix Burger-Wiersma et al. 1989
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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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. 🇨🇿
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Prochlorothrichales"; "Prochlorotricales".
- ✏ 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: SAG: 1; CCAP: 1.
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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: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Prochlorotrichaceae Burger-Wiersma et al. 1989 validly published under the ICNP 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: 37592
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