Limnospira maxima (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová & Hauer 2019
Publication Details
Limnospira maxima (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová & Hauer 2019: 7
Published in: Nowicka-Krawczyk, P., Mühlsteinová, R. & & Hauer, T. (2019). Detailed characterization of the Arthrospira type species separating commercially grown taxa into the new genus Limnospira (Cyanobacteria). Scientific Reports 9(694): 1-11, 5 figs.
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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Limnospira is Limnospira fusiformis (Voronichin) Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová & Hauer.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Arthrospira maxima Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: Key Route Power-house, Oakland, California, U.S.A.; (Gardner 1917: 377) Holotype: N.L. Gardner 3427; July 1916; floating in abundance among other Cyanophyceae in warm salt water; UC; 205698 (Gardner 1917: 377)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), largest.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 26 January 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
