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Genus Limnospira
Name: Limnospira Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019
Etymology: Lim’no.spi.ra. Gr. fem. n. limnê, lake, lagoon (λίμνη); Gr. fem. n. speîra, spiral (σπείρα); N.L. fem. n. Limnospira, the generic name refers to the morphology of trichomes and typical habitat, i.e. lakes
Gender: feminine (stem: Limnospir-)
Type species: Limnospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019
Valid publication:
Nowicka-Krawczyk P, Muhlsteinova R, Hauer T. Detailed characterization of the Arthrospira type species separating commercially grown taxa into the new genus Limnospira (Cyanobacteria). Sci Rep 2019; 9:694. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Limonospira".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: UTEX: 2; SAG: 1; CCALA: 1.
- 🧍 Full authorship: Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová and Hauer 2019.
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🧕 Berthold et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022.
Publication:
Berthold DE, Lefler FW, Laughinghouse HD. Recognizing novel cyanobacterial diversity in marine benthic mats, with the description of Sirenicapillariaceae fam. nov., two new genera, Sirenicapillaria gen. nov. and Tigrinifilum gen. nov., and seven new species. Phycologia 2022; 0:1-20.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 6
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Limnospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym Limnospira indica (Desikachary and Jeeji Bai 1992) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) synonym Limnospira maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name Limnospira platensis (Gomont 1892) Pinchart et al. 2024 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name synonym "Limnospira platensis" (Gomont 1892) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 not validly published synonym Limnospira platensis (Gomont 1892) Santos and Hentschke 2023 validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) correct name
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Parent taxon: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
Assigned by:
Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2023; 59:12-51.
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Record number: 6287
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