Proposal to consistently apply the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP) to names of the oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria (cyanobacteria), including those validly published under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN)/International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (ICN), and proposal to change Principle 2 of the ICNP

Abstract

This taxonomic note was motivated by the recent proposal [Oren & Garrity (2014) Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 64, 309-310] to exclude the oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria (cyanobacteria) from the wording of General Consideration 5 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP), which entails unilateral coverage of these prokaryotes by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN; formerly the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, ICBN). On the basis of key viewpoints, approaches and rules in the systematics, taxonomy and nomenclature of prokaryotes it is reciprocally proposed to apply the ICNP to names of cyanobacteria including those validly published under the ICBN/ICN. For this purpose, a change to Principle 2 of the ICNP is proposed to enable validation of cyanobacterial names published under the ICBN/ICN rules.

Cyanotoxins in inland lakes of the United States: Occurrence and potential recreational health risks in the EPA National Lakes Assessment 2007

“…Data interpretation was focused on occurrence and abundance because WHO microcystin recreational metrics do not use biovolume. All taxonomic names were used as provided to the genera level and no attempt was made to reclassify cyanobacteria into other genera based upon newer suggestions justified by polyphasic approaches (Palinska and Surosz, 2014;Komá rek, 2016;Pinevich, 2015). Genetic resolution would be required or systematic identification of specific morphologic structures such as aerotopes to differentiate planktic and suspended benthic forms (Wacklin et al, 2009).…”

Cyanobacterial biodiversity and associated ecosystem services: introduction to the special issue

“…Cyanobacterial biodiversity, phylogeny, and taxonomy too have remained paradoxical (Pinevich 2008). Cyanobacterial taxonomy still requires a consensus approach (Palinska and Surosz 2014) (Oren and Garrity 2014;Imhoff 2014;Pinevich 2014). An overview on cyanobacterial taxonomy, species concepts, and speciation factors having significant impact on their biodiversity status are elaborated by Dvořák et al (2015).…”

Cyanobacteria in Terrestrial Symbiotic Systems

“…At the generic level, the standard DNA method used for identifying symbiotic cyanobacteria is 16S rRNA gene sequencing. However, due to many unresolved problems in cyanobacterial taxonomy, the symbiotic taxa cannot presently be identified to bacterial species (Oren and Garrity 2014;Pinevich 2015).…”