Name: Limnothrix redekei (Van Goor 1918) Meffert 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Oscillatoria redekei Van Goor 1918

Etymology: re.de’ke.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. redekei, referring to Redeke

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … re-DE-ke-i, feminine

Holotype: NIES 847; NIVA-CYA 227/1; NIVA CYA 277/1

16S rRNA gene: AB045929 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Meffert M-E. Planktic unsheathed filaments (Cyanophyceae) with polar and central gas-vacuoles I. Their morphology and taxonomy. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1987; 76:324.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Limnothrix redekei (Van Goor 1918) Meffert 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
    Oscillatoria redekei Van Goor 1918	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    "Pseudanabaena redekei" (Van Goor 1918) Chang 1985	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • Suda et al. 2002 Suda S, Watanabe MM, Otsuka S, Mahakahant A, Yongmanitchai W, Nopartnaraporn N, Liu Y, Day JG. Taxonomic revision of water-bloom-forming species of oscillatorioid cyanobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1577-1595. 🇯🇵
    Notes:
    • 🧍 Suda et al. 2002 propose an emendation of the species "Limnothrix redekei" which has no standing under the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Limnothrix 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; 76:324.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 19 times in PubMed until 2025-12-16.

Parent taxon: Limnothrix Meffert 1987

Assigned by: Meffert M-E. Planktic unsheathed filaments (Cyanophyceae) with polar and central gas-vacuoles I. Their morphology and taxonomy. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1987; 76:324.

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Record number: 55687