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Taxon: Genus Prochlorococcus Chisholm et al. 2020 (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation Chisholm et al., in Komárek et al., 2020, nom. prok. post.

Attributes

Prokaryotic name, by subsequent use (: nom. prok. post.) [ICNB/ICNP] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [17 Feb 2026]. [implicit]
Prokaryotic name (: nom. prok.) [ICNB/ICNP] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [17 Feb 2026].
Validly published name under the IC[B]N [ICNP, 2022: Gen. Consid. 5, Rule 30 (Cyanobacteria; >2020)] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [17 Feb 2026].

Variants

Not validly published nameProchlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm et al. 2001 nom. inval. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [17 Feb 2026]; 15 Mar 2026. [inferred]
Name in original code of nomenclatureProchlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm, Frankel, Goericke, Olson, Palenik, Waterbury, West–Johnsrud & Zettler (2020) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [15 Mar 2026].
Name in alternative code of nomenclatureProchlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm, Frankel, Goericke, Olson, Palenik, Waterbury, West–Johnsrud & Zettler (2020) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [15 Mar 2026].

Homonyms

Senior homonym (unavailable)Prochlorococcus (Genus) Chisholm et al. 1992 nom. inval. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [17 Feb 2026] ("homonym").
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