Name: Planktolyngbya minor (Geitler and Ruttner 1936) Komárek and Cronberg 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lyngbya limnetica f. minor Geitler and Ruttner 1936

Etymology: mi’nor. L. comp. fem. adj. minor, smaller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MI-nor, feminine

Holotype: KB1c

Valid publication: Komárek J, Cronberg G. Some Chroococcalean and Oscillatorialean Cyanoprokaryotes from Southern African lakes, ponds and pools. Nova Hedwigia 2001; 73:129-160. 🇸🇪

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lyngbya limnetica f. minor Geitler and Ruttner 1936	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Planktolyngbya Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Assigned by: Komárek J, Cronberg G. Some Chroococcalean and Oscillatorialean Cyanoprokaryotes from Southern African lakes, ponds and pools. Nova Hedwigia 2001; 73:129-160. 🇸🇪

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Record number: 29370