Name: Prochlorales (ex Lewin 1977) Florenzano et al. 1986

Category: Order

Proposed as: ord. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: Pro.chlo.ra’les. N.L. neut. n. Prochloron, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Prochlorales, the Prochloron order

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Prochloron (ex Lewin 1977) Florenzano et al. 1986

Valid publication: Florenzano G, Balloni W, Materassi R. Nomenclature of Prochloron didemni (Lewin 1977) sp. nov., nom. rev., Prochloron (Lewin 1976) gen. nov., nom. rev., Prochloraceae fam. nov., Prochlorales ord. nov., nom. rev. in the class Photobacteria Gibbons and Murray 1978. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:351-353.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Chroococcales Schaffner 1922

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Cyanobacteriales" Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 1983	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Pleurocapsales Cavalier-Smith 2002	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name
    Pleurocapsales Geitler 1925	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Dermocarpales Geitler 1925	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Chroococcales Cavalier-Smith 2002	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name
    Chroococcales Schaffner 1922	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Chroococcales Geitler 1925	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

• Emendations:
  • Burger-Wiersma et al. 1989 Burger-Wiersma T, Stal LJ, Mur LR. Prochlorothrix hollandica gen. nov., sp. nov., a filamentous oxygenic photoautrotophic procaryote containing chlorophylls a and b: assignment to Prochlorotrichaceae fam. nov. and order Prochlorales Florenzano, Balloni, and Materassi 1986, with emendation of the ordinal description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:250-257.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 Cyanobacteria validly published under the bacteriological code.

• Notes:
  • 🧒 Florenzano et al. (1986) assigned the family Prochloraceae Lewin 1977 to this order. Publication: Florenzano G, Balloni W, Materassi R. Nomenclature of Prochloron didemni (Lewin 1977) sp. nov., nom. rev., Prochloron (Lewin 1976) gen. nov., nom. rev., Prochloraceae fam. nov., Prochlorales ord. nov., nom. rev. in the class Photobacteria Gibbons and Murray 1978. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:351-353.
  • 🧒 Florenzano et al. (1986) assigned the genus Prochloron Lewin 1977 to this order. Publication: Florenzano G, Balloni W, Materassi R. Nomenclature of Prochloron didemni (Lewin 1977) sp. nov., nom. rev., Prochloron (Lewin 1976) gen. nov., nom. rev., Prochloraceae fam. nov., Prochlorales ord. nov., nom. rev. in the class Photobacteria Gibbons and Murray 1978. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:351-353.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Imhoff JF, Madigan MT. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the Meetings, 28 August 2000, Barcelona, Spain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2002; 52:2335-2336.
  • ❗ Prochlorales is the correct name instead if this order is regarded as a separate order (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another order whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🧍 Cyanobacteria validly published under the bacteriological code. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.
  • 🧍 Previously, the order name Prochlorales was validly published under the Botanical Code by Lewin 1977. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Nomenclatural type of orders: corrections necessary according to Rules 15 and 21a of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision), and designation of appropriate nomenclatural types of classes and subclasses. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:725-727.

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