Name: Spirulina maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Geitler 1932

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arthrospira maxima Setchell and Gardner 1917

Etymology: ma’xi.ma. L. fem. adj. maxima, the largest

Pronunciation, gender: MA-ksi-ma, feminine

Holotype: UTEX 2720

Valid publication: Geitler L. Cyanophyceae. In: Rabenhorst L (eds), Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Ed. 2, Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig, 1932, p. 1-1196.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arthrospira maxima Setchell and Gardner 1917	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Spirulina fusiformis Woronichin 1934	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Limnospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Arthrospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Komárek and Lund 1990	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)
    Limnospira maxima (Setchell and Gardner 1917) Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Limnospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) 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.
  • ⏰ According to Pinchart et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Arthrospira fusiformis (Woronichin 1934) Komárek and Lund 1990. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Spirulina fusiformis Woronichin 1934. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Limnospira indica (Desikachary and Jeeji Bai 1992) 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.
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Spirulina maxima Bernard 1909.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 174 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Later homonym of Spirulina maxima Bernard 1909. Publication: Bernard C. Sur quelques algues unicellulaires d'eau douce récoltées dans le Domaine Malaise. Départament de l'Agriculture aux Indes Néerlandais, Buitenzorg, 1909.

Parent taxon: Spirulina Turpin ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Geitler L. Cyanophyceae. In: Rabenhorst L (eds), Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Ed. 2, Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig, 1932, p. 1-1196.

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Record number: 12201