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Taxon: Genus "Prochlorococcus" Chisholm et al. 2001 nom. inval. (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  S.W. Chisholm et al., 1992/2001, nom. prok. nov., typ. inval.
Original name, rank & spelling:  Chisholm, S.W., Frankel, S.L., Goericke, R., Olson, R.J., Palenik, B., Waterbury, J.B., West-Johnsrud, L. & Zettler, E.R. 1992. Arch. Microbiol. 157: 299.
Validating publication:  [anonymous], 2001. Validation list no. 79.
Original use as a prokaryotic name:  Chisholm, S.W., Frankel, S.L., Goericke, R., Olson, R.J., Palenik, B., Waterbury, J.B., West-Johnsrud, L. & Zettler, E.R. 1992. Arch. Microbiol. 157: 299.

Attributes

Prokaryotic name (: nom. prok.) [ICNB/ICNP] Ref: [anonymous], 2001. Validation list no. 79.
Validly published name under the ICNP [ICNP, 2022: App. 7 (IJSEM)] Ref: G.M. Garrity et al. 2007. Taxon. Outl. Bacteria Archaea (v. 7.7, pt. 2): 44 ("VP").
Type species: not validly published (nom.[: typ.] inval.) [ICNP, 2022: Rules 20a, 27(3)] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [1 Dec 2025].

Types

Type, by monotypy: Prochlorococcus marinus Chisholm et al. 2001

Variants

Not validly published name: Prochlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm et al. 1992 nom. inval.
Validly published name: Prochlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm et al. 2020 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [17 Feb 2026]; 15 Mar 2026. [inferred]
Name in original code of nomenclature: Prochlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm, Frankel, Goericke, Olson, Palenik, Waterbury, West-Johnsrud & Zettler (1992), nom. inval.
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