Name: Limnospira Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019
Etymology: Lim’no.spi.ra. Gr. Limni, 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
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
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
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Limnospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Limnospira indica (Desikachary and Jeeji Bai 1992) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Limnospira maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
"Limnospira platensis" Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 | not validly published |
Parent taxon: Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022
Assigned by:
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.
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Record number: 6287