Species Limnothrix amphigranulata

Name: Limnothrix amphigranulata (Van Goor 1918) Meffert 1988

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Oscillatoria amphigranulata Van Goor 1918

Etymology: am.phi.gra.nu.la’ta. Gr. prep. amphi, two, on both sides; L. neut. dim. n. granulum, a small grain; N.L. fem. adj. amphigranulata, having small grains on both sides

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LIM-no-t^hrix am-p^hi-gra-nu-LA-ta, feminine

Valid publication: Meffert M-E. Limnothrix Meffert nov. gen. - the unsheathed planktic cyanophycean filaments with polar and central gas vacuoles. Algological Studies 1988; 50-53:269-276.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudanabaena amphigranulata (Van Goor 1918) Anagnostidis 2001

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Limnothrix amphigranulata" (Van Goor 1918) Meffert 1987	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Oscillatoria amphigranulata Van Goor 1918	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Pseudanabaena amphigranulata (Van Goor 1918) Anagnostidis 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Limnothrix Meffert 1988

Assigned by: Meffert M-E. Limnothrix Meffert nov. gen. - the unsheathed planktic cyanophycean filaments with polar and central gas vacuoles. Algological Studies 1988; 50-53:269-276.

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Record number: 6952