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Species Limnospira maxima
Name: Limnospira maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019
Basonym: Arthrospira maxima Setchell and Gardner 1917
Etymology: ma’xi.ma. L. fem. adj. maxima, chief
Holotype: UTEX 2720
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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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Spirulina maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Geitler 1932 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym Arthrospira maxima Setchell and Gardner 1917 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
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Parent taxon: Limnospira Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019
Assigned by:
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.
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Record number: 16704
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