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

Pronunciation, gender: MA-xi-ma, 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
    Arthrospira maxima Setchell and Gardner 1917	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Spirulina fusiformis Woronichin 1934	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Limnospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Arthrospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Komárek and Lund 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Limnospira indica (Desikachary and Jeeji Bai 1992) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Spirulina maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Geitler 1932	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Limnospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019. Publication: Pinchart PE, Marter P, Brinkmann H, Quilichini Y, Mysara M, Petersen J, Pasqualini V, Mastroleo F. The genus Limnospira contains only two species both unable to produce microcystins: L. maxima and L. platensis comb. nov. iScience 2024; 27:110845.
  • ⏰ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Arthrospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Komárek and Lund 1990. Publication: Pinchart PE, Marter P, Brinkmann H, Quilichini Y, Mysara M, Petersen J, Pasqualini V, Mastroleo F. The genus Limnospira contains only two species both unable to produce microcystins: L. maxima and L. platensis comb. nov. iScience 2024; 27:110845.
  • ⏰ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Spirulina fusiformis Woronichin 1934. Publication: Pinchart PE, Marter P, Brinkmann H, Quilichini Y, Mysara M, Petersen J, Pasqualini V, Mastroleo F. The genus Limnospira contains only two species both unable to produce microcystins: L. maxima and L. platensis comb. nov. iScience 2024; 27:110845.
  • ⏰ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Limnospira indica (Desikachary and Jeeji Bai 1992) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019. Publication: Pinchart PE, Marter P, Brinkmann H, Quilichini Y, Mysara M, Petersen J, Pasqualini V, Mastroleo F. The genus Limnospira contains only two species both unable to produce microcystins: L. maxima and L. platensis comb. nov. iScience 2024; 27:110845.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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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