Species Spirulina fusiformis

Name: Spirulina fusiformis Woronichin 1934

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fu.si.for’mis. L. masc. n. fusus, a spindle; L. fem. n. forma, form, shape; N.L. fem. adj. fusiformis, spindle-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spi-ru-LI-na fu-si-FOR-mis, feminine

Holotype: CCALA 26; SAG 85.79; UTEX 2340

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16S rRNA gene: KM019968 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Woronichin NN. K biologii mineralizovanych vodojemov Kulundinskoj stepi. Trudy Soveta Izucheniu Prirodnych Resursov Ser. Sibirsk. 1934; 8:177-183.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Limnospira maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Limnospira maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Limnospira indica (Desikachary and Jeeji Bai 1992) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Spirulina maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Geitler 1932	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym
Limnospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Arthrospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Komárek and Lund 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Arthrospira maxima Setchell and Gardner 1917	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Spirulina maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Geitler 1932. Publication: Pinchart PE, Marter P, Brinkmann H, Quilichini Y, Mysara M, Petersen J, Pasqualini V, Mastroleo F. The genus Limnospira contains only two species both unable to produce microcystins: L. maxima and L. platensis comb. nov. iScience 2024; 27:110845. 🇩🇪
- ⏲ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Arthrospira maxima Setchell and Gardner 1917. Publication: Pinchart PE, Marter P, Brinkmann H, Quilichini Y, Mysara M, Petersen J, Pasqualini V, Mastroleo F. The genus Limnospira contains only two species both unable to produce microcystins: L. maxima and L. platensis comb. nov. iScience 2024; 27:110845. 🇩🇪
- ⏲ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Limnospira maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019. Publication: Pinchart PE, Marter P, Brinkmann H, Quilichini Y, Mysara M, Petersen J, Pasqualini V, Mastroleo F. The genus Limnospira contains only two species both unable to produce microcystins: L. maxima and L. platensis comb. nov. iScience 2024; 27:110845. 🇩🇪
- ❗ Spirulina fusiformis 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 Spirulina.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 26 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Spirulina Turpin ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Woronichin NN. K biologii mineralizovanych vodojemov Kulundinskoj stepi. Trudy Soveta Izucheniu Prirodnych Resursov Ser. Sibirsk. 1934; 8:177-183.

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Species Spirulina fusiformis