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Subdivision Protophyta
Name: Protophyta Bennett and Murray 1889
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-phy-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
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Notes:
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🧕 Parte et al. (2020) assigned this subdivision to the superdomain "Cytota" Trifonov and Kejnovsky 2016.
Publication:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
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- 🧒 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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🧕 Parte et al. (2020) assigned this subdivision to the superdomain "Cytota" Trifonov and Kejnovsky 2016.
Publication:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
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Record number: 62793
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