Name: Limnospira maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arthrospira maxima Setchell and Gardner 1917

Etymology: ma’xi.ma. L. fem. adj. maxima, chief

Gender: feminine

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

• Synonyms:

  • 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)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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