Name: Prochloron didemni (Lewin 1975) Lewin 1977

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Synechocystis didemni Lewin 1975

Etymology: di.dem’ni. N.L. gen. neut. n. didemni, of Didemnum

Gender: neuter

Type strain: no pure cultures have been maintained for more than two or three transfers

Valid publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Synechocystis didemni Lewin 1975

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prochloron didemni (ex Lewin 1977) Florenzano et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Synechocystis didemni Lewin 1975	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Prochloron Lewin 1977. Publication: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.
  • ❗ Prochloron didemni is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Prochloron.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 17 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Prochloron Lewin 1977

Assigned by: Lewin RA. Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia 1977; 16:217.

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Record number: 8010