Leptonema Rabenhorst, 1857, nom. inval.
Holotype species: Leptonema niveum Rabenhorst
Publication details: Rabenhorst, 1857: 653
Currently accepted name for the type species: Thiothrix nivea (Rabenhorst) Winogradsky
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-10-17 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thiothrix.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Winogradsky, S.N. (1888). Die farblosen Schwefelbacterien. In: Beiträge zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Bacterien. (Winogradsky, S.N. Eds) Vol. 1, pp. 17-41. Leipzig: Arthur Felix.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
