Name: Limnospira Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

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

Type species: Limnospira fusiformis Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

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

• Notes:
  • Full authorship: Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová and Hauer 2019.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Limnospira fusiformis 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: Microcoleaceae Komárek et al. 2014

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Record number: 6287