Name: Prochlorococcus marinus Chisholm et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, pertaining to marine, of sea water from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, referring to the isolation of the type strain from marine water

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CBFS A-122-1; MIT 9313

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF053399 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Prochlorococcus Chisholm et al. 2020. Publication: Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191.
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Prochlorococcus marinus" Chisholm et al. 1992.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Chisholm et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Komarek et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 123 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Prochlorococcus marinus subsp. marinus" (Chisholm et al. 1992) Rippka et al. 2000	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Prochlorococcus marinus subsp. pastoris" Rippka et al. 2000	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Prochlorococcus Chisholm et al. 2020

Assigned by: Komárek J, Johansen JR, Smarda J, Strunecky O. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 2020; 20:171-191.

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Record number: 45116