Name: Limnolyngbya circumcreta (West 1907) Li and Li 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lyngbya circumcreta West 1907

Etymology: cir.cum.cre’ta. L. prep. circum, around; L. fem. perf. part. creta, grown; L. v. cresco, to grow; N.L. fem. part. adj. circumcreta, grown around

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lim-no-LYN͡G-by-a kir-kum-KRE-ta, feminine

Holotype: CHAB 5683; HAB2014-0112

Valid publication: Li X, Li R. Limnolyngbya circumcreta gen. & comb. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) with three geographical (provincial) genotypes in China. Phycologia 2016; 55:478-491. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Spirocoleus circumcretus (West 1907) Compère 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Planktolyngbya circumcreta (West 1907) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Lyngbya lagerheimii f. circumcreta (West 1907) Pankow 1976	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank
    Lyngbya circumcreta West 1907	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Limnolyngbya Li and Li 2016. Publication: Li X, Li R. Limnolyngbya circumcreta gen. & comb. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) with three geographical (provincial) genotypes in China. Phycologia 2016; 55:478-491. 🇨🇳
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CHAB 4449; CHAB 5649; CHAB 5650; CHAB 5667.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Limnolyngbya Li and Li 2016

Assigned by: Li X, Li R. Limnolyngbya circumcreta gen. & comb. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) with three geographical (provincial) genotypes in China. Phycologia 2016; 55:478-491. 🇨🇳

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