Name: Planktolyngbya circumcreta (West 1907) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lyngbya circumcreta West 1907

Etymology: cir.cum.cre’ta. L. prep. circum, around; L. fem. perf. part. creta, grown; N.L. fem. part. adj. circumcreta, grown around

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kir-kum-KRE-ta, feminine

Valid publication: Anagnostidis K, Komarek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes - 3 - Oscillatoriales. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80, 1-4:327-472.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Limnolyngbya circumcreta (West 1907) Li and Li 2016

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Spirocoleus circumcretus (West 1907) Compère 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Limnolyngbya circumcreta (West 1907) Li and Li 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Lyngbya circumcreta West 1907	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Lyngbya lagerheimii f. circumcreta (West 1907) Pankow 1976	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CHAB 4449; CHAB 5649; CHAB 5650; CHAB 5667; CHAB 5683.
  • ❗ Planktolyngbya circumcreta 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 Planktolyngbya.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Planktolyngbya Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Assigned by: Anagnostidis K, Komarek J. Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes - 3 - Oscillatoriales. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 1988; 80, 1-4:327-472.

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Record number: 27114