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Order Thermostichales
Name: Thermostichales Komárek et al. 2020
Etymology: Ther.mo.sti.cha’les. N.L. fem. pl. n. Thermostichales, the Thermostichus order
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ther-mo-sti-KHA-les, feminine
Type genus: Thermostichus Komárek and Strunecký 2020
Valid publication:
Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191. 
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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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🧕 Komarek et al. (2020) assigned this order to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191. 🇨🇿
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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. (2020) assigned the genus Thermostichus Komárek and Strunecký 2020 to this order.
Publication:
Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191. 🇨🇿
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🧕 Komarek et al. (2020) assigned this order to the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885.
Publication:
Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191.
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 Thermostichaceae Komárek et al. 2020 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: 29718
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