Species Oscillatoria limnetica

Name: Oscillatoria limnetica Lemmermann 1900

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lim.ne’ti.ca. N.L. fem. adj. limnetica, of a lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lim-NE-ti-ka, feminine

Valid publication: Lemmermann E. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Planktonalgen. X. Diagnosen neuer Schwebalgen. Berichte der Deutschen botanischen Gesellschaft 1900; 18:306-310.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudanabaena limnetica (Lemmermann 1900) Komárek 1974

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudanabaena limnetica (Lemmermann 1900) Komárek 1974	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Oscillatoria limnetica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Oscillatoria.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 34 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Oscillatoria limnetica var. acicularis Nygaard 1949	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym
Oscillatoria limnetica f. brevis Nygaard 1949	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Oscillatoria limnetica f. maior Seckt 1922	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Lemmermann E. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Planktonalgen. X. Diagnosen neuer Schwebalgen. Berichte der Deutschen botanischen Gesellschaft 1900; 18:306-310.

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Record number: 6811

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Species Oscillatoria limnetica