Name: Protophyta Bennett and Murray 1889

Category: Subdivision

Proposed as: new subdivision

Etymology: Pro.to’phy.ta. N.L. neut. pl. n. suff. -phyta, ending to denote a phylum or division of algae under the ICN; N.L. neut. pl. n. Protophyta

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pro-TO-p^hy-ta, neuter

Valid publication: Bennett AW, Murray G. A handbook of cryptogamic botany. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1889.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Bennett and Murray (1889) assigned the class Schizomycetes Nägeli 1857 (Approved Lists 1980) to this subdivision. Publication: Bennett AW, Murray G. A handbook of cryptogamic botany. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1889.
  • 🧒 Bennett and Murray (1889) assigned the class Cyanophyceae Hauck 1885 to this subdivision. Publication: Bennett AW, Murray G. A handbook of cryptogamic botany. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1889.
  • 😵 The taxonomic category of this name is not currently in use in the LPSN hierarchy. For this reason, this name does not have a parent taxon and does not have child taxa.

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