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Species Limnothrix redekei
Name: Limnothrix redekei (Van Goor 1918) Meffert 1988
Basonym: Oscillatoria redekei Van Goor 1918
Etymology: re.de’ke.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. redekei, named to honor Heinrich Carl Redeke, Dutch zoologist and limnologist
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. Limnothrix Meffert nov. gen. The unsheathed planktonic cyanophycean filaments with polar and central gas vacuoles. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80:1-4.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name
Correct name: Limnothrix redekei (Van Goor 1918) Meffert 1987
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Limnothrix redekei (Van Goor 1918) Meffert 1987 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) 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
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Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Limnothrix Meffert 1988. 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🧍 Later isonym of Limnothrix redekei (Van Goor 1918) 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 planktonic cyanophycean filaments with polar and central gas vacuoles. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80:1-4.
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Record number: 794524
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