Name: Limnothrix planctonica (Wołoszyńska 1911) Meffert 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Oscillatoria planctonica Wołoszyńska 1911

Etymology: planc.to’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. planctonica, living in the plankton, planktonic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LIM-no-t^hrix plank-TO-ni-ka, 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: Limnothrix planctonica (Wołoszyńska 1911) Meffert 1987

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Limnothrix planctonica (Wołoszyńska 1911) Meffert 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Oscillatoria planctonica Wołoszyńska 1911	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Later isonym of Limnothrix planctonica (Wołoszyńska 1911) Meffert 1987. Publication: Meffert M-E. Planktic unsheathed filaments (Cyanophyceae) with polar and central gas-vacuoles I. Their morphology and taxonomy. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1987; 76:315-346.

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: 6955