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Monotypic taxon:
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Prochloron
Lewin
ex
Hoffmann and Greuter 1993
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
Microcystaceae (Family)
..Altericista (Genus)
..Anacystis (Genus)
..Aphanocapsa (Genus)
..Aphanothece (Genus)
..Aplococcus (Genus)
..Asterocapsa (Genus)
..Bichatia (Genus)
..Cagniardia (Genus)
..Chalicogloea (Genus)
..Coccopedia (Genus)
..Coelomoron (Genus)
..Coelosphaeriopsis (Genus)
..Coelosphaerium (Genus)
..Crocosphaera (Genus)
..Cyanoaggregatum (Genus)
..Cyanocatena (Genus)
..Cyanocomperia (Genus)
..Cyanodorina (Genus)
..Cyanogranis (Genus)
..Cyanonephron (Genus)
..Cyanostylon (Genus)
..Cyanotetras (Genus)
..Dzensia (Genus)
..Eucapsis (Genus)
..Eucapsopsis (Genus)
..Globuloella (Genus)
..Gloeothece (Genus)
..Gonidium (Genus)
..Hormothece (Genus)
..Mantellum (Genus)
..Merismopedia (Genus)
..Microcystis (Genus)
..Microhaloa (Genus)
..†Palaeomicrocystis (Genus)
..Pannus (Genus)
..Pilgeria (Genus)
..Planktocyanocapsa (Genus)
..Pseudoholopedia (Genus)
..Pseudoncobyrsa (Genus)
..Radiocystis (Genus)
..†Rhyniococcus (Genus)
..Rippkaea (Genus)
..Rubidibacter (Genus)
..Siphonosphaera (Genus)
..Snowella (Genus)
..Sorospora (Genus)
..Spelaeotes (Genus)
..Sphaerocavum (Genus)
..Sphinctosiphon (Genus)
..Synechocystis (Genus)
..Thaumaleocystis (Genus)
..†Uranovia (Genus)
..Woronichinia (Genus)
..Zehria (Genus)
..Prochloron (Genus)
....Prochloron didemni (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
R.A. Lewin, 1977
ex
L. Hoffmann & W. Greuter, 1993, nom. prok. post.
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Hoffmann, L. & Greuter, W. 1993.
Taxon
42
(3)
: 643.
[implicit]
Subsequent use as a prokaryotic name
:
Attributes
Prokaryotic name, by subsequent use (: nom. prok. post.) [ICNB/ICNP]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [12 Jan 2026].
[implicit]
Prokaryotic name (: nom. prok.) [ICNB/ICNP]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [12 Jan 2026].
Validly published name under the IC[B]N [ICNP, 2022: Gen. Consid. 5, Rule 30 (Cyanobacteria; >2020)]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [12 Jan 2026].
Types
Type
:
Prochloron didemni
Lewin
ex
Hoffmann and Greuter 1993
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [12 Jan 2026].
Variants
Not validly published name
:
Prochloron
(Genus)
(
ex
Lewin 1977) Florenzano
et al.
1986 nom. inval.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [12 Jan 2026] ("homotypic").
Name in original code of nomenclature
:
Prochloron
(Genus)
Lewin
ex
L.Hoffm. & Greuter (1993)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [12 Jan 2026].
Name in alternative code of nomenclature
:
Prochloron
(Genus)
Lewin
ex
L.Hoffm. & Greuter (1993)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [12 Jan 2026].
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