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Monotypic taxon: Genus "Prochlorococcus" Chisholm, Frankel, Goericke, Olson, Palenik, Waterbury, West-Johnsrud & Zettler (1992), nom. inval. (alga)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  S.W. Chisholm et al., 1992, nom. bot. post., nom. 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, Feb 1992: 299.
Subsequent use as a botanical name: 

Attributes

Not validly published name (nom. inval.) [ICBN/ICN, 2012: Arts. 32-45] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 2 Dec 2025.
Botanical name (: nom. bot.) [ICBN/ICN] Ref: E.R. Farr & G. Zijlstra (eds.), 1996-present. ING: 18 Jan 2000.
Botanical name, by subsequent use (: nom. bot. post.) [IC[B]N, 2012: Art. 45.1 (algae/fungi)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 1 Dec 2025 ("nom. prok., nom. inval.").

Types

Type, by monotypy: Prochlorococcus marinus S.W. Chisholm et al. 1992 [ICBN]

Variants

Validly published name: Prochlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm, Frankel, Goericke, Olson, Palenik, Waterbury, West–Johnsrud & Zettler (2020) Ref: J. Komárek et al., 2020: 179. [new]
Name in subsequent code of nomenclature: Prochlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm et al. 2001 nom. inval.
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