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        <authority>Woese et al. 1990</authority>
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          <authority>(None 2015) Woese et al. 1990</authority>
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              <authority>(Stanier 1973) Woese et al. 2006 emend. McNeill et al. 2006 non Cyanobacteria Woese et al. 1985</authority>
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                <authority>None 2015</authority>
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                  <authority>Komárek et al. 2014</authority>
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                    <authority>None 2015</authority>
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                      <authority>McNeill et al. 2006</authority>
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                        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32082" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32082" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32082">Synechococcus spongiarum</identifier>
                        <authority>Usher et al. 2004</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.655" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.23572" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.23572" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.655">Synechococcus</identifier>
        <authority>McNeill et al. 2006</authority>
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.656" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.656">Synechococcus sp.</identifier>
        <authority>McNeill et al. 2006</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus sp." current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.656" illegitimate="true" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.28063" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.28063" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.28063">Synechococcus leopoliensis</identifier>
        <authority>None 2015</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus leopoliensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.28063" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.658" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.658" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.658" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.658">Synechococcus lividus</identifier>
        <authority>McNeill et al. 2006</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus lividus" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.658" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.657" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.657" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.657" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.657">Synechococcus cedrorum</identifier>
        <authority>McNeill et al. 2006</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus cedrorum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.657" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.23572" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.23572" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.23572" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.23572">Synechococcus elongatus</identifier>
        <authority>None 2015</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus elongatus" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.23572" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.36939" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.36939" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.36939" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.36939">Synechococcus feldmannii</identifier>
        <authority>Usher et al. 2004</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus feldmannii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.36939" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.41571" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.41571" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.41571">Synechococcus calcipolaris</identifier>
        <authority>Ragon et al. 2014</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus calcipolaris" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.41571" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.41572" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.41572" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.41572" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.41572">Synechococcus lacustris</identifier>
        <authority>Cabello-Yeves et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus lacustris" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.41572" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
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      <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
        <name-status-group>
          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32082" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32082" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32082">Synechococcus spongiarum</identifier>
          <authority>Usher et al. 2004</authority>
          <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Synechococcus spongiarum" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32082" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        <reference id="rid.20134">
          <citation citation-type="journal">
            <authors>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Gao</surname>
                <given-names>Z.-M.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Wang</surname>
                <given-names>Y.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Tian</surname>
                <given-names>R.-M.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Wong</surname>
                <given-names>Y.H.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Batang</surname>
                <given-names>Z.B.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Al-Suwailem</surname>
                <given-names>A.M.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Bajic</surname>
                <given-names>V.B.</given-names>
              </person-name>
              <person-name>
                <surname>Qian</surname>
                <given-names>P.-Y.</given-names>
              </person-name>
            </authors>
            <article-title>Symbiotic adaptation drives genome streamlining of the cyanobacterial sponge symbiont "Candidatus Synechococcus spongiarum".</article-title>
            <year>2014</year>
            <volume>5</volume>
            <issue>2</issue>
            <fpage>e00079</fpage>
            <lpage>14</lpage>
            <source id="1420">mBio</source>
            <abbrev>mBio</abbrev>
            <issn>2150-7511</issn>
            <pub-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1128/mBio.00079-14</pub-id>
            <pub-id pub-id-type="pmid">24692632</pub-id>
          </citation>
        </reference>
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        <snapshot date="2024-04-22" date-formatted="April 22, 2024" time="22:05:24" time-formatted="22:05 PM" />
        <modified curator="Charles Parker" date="2021-02-06" date-formatted="February 6, 2021" time="13:28:52" time-formatted="13:28 PM" />
        <created curator="Charles Parker" date="2018-08-02" date-formatted="August 2, 2018" time="17:02:21" time-formatted="17:02 PM" />
        <curatorial-note>TODO (parker,garrity): Get the original article and check if this is the correct strain for the Candidatus.</curatorial-note>
      </annotation>
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    <reference id="rid.20071">
      <citation citation-type="journal">
        <authors>
          <person-name>
            <surname>Usher</surname>
            <given-names>K.M.</given-names>
          </person-name>
          <person-name>
            <surname>Fromont</surname>
            <given-names>J.</given-names>
          </person-name>
          <person-name>
            <surname>Sutton</surname>
            <given-names>D.C.</given-names>
          </person-name>
          <person-name>
            <surname>Toze</surname>
            <given-names>S.</given-names>
          </person-name>
        </authors>
        <article-title>The biogeography and phylogeny of unicellular cyanobacterial symbionts in sponges from Australia and the Mediterranean.</article-title>
        <year>2004</year>
        <volume>48</volume>
        <issue>2</issue>
        <fpage>167</fpage>
        <lpage>177</lpage>
        <source id="988">Microbial Ecology</source>
        <abbrev>Microb Ecol</abbrev>
        <issn>0095-3628</issn>
        <essn>1432-184X</essn>
        <pub-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1007/s00248-003-1062-3</pub-id>
        <pub-id pub-id-type="pmid">15546037</pub-id>
      </citation>
    </reference>
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    <snapshot date="2024-04-22" date-formatted="April 22, 2024" time="22:05:25" time-formatted="22:05 PM" />
    <modified curator="Charles Parker" date="2018-10-02" date-formatted="October 2, 2018" time="14:37:03" time-formatted="14:37 PM" />
    <created curator="Charles Parker" date="2018-08-02" date-formatted="August 2, 2018" time="16:49:59" time-formatted="16:49 PM" />
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