Limnothrix
| Limnothrix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteriota |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Pseudanabaenales |
| Family: | Pseudanabaenaceae |
| Genus: | Limnothrix M.-E.Meffert, 1988 |
Limnothrix is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Pseudanabaenaceae.[1]
There are no available genomes for any accepted species of Limnothrix as of 2023. The 16S ribosomal DNA sequences find Limnothrix polyphyletic with regard to Pseudanabaena.[2]
As of Release 10-RS262 (April 2024), GTDB contains an error where it applies the name Limnothrix to a group more appropriately named Picosynechococcus. This error occurred due to a combination of the lack of genomes from true Limnothrix and the presence of a Limnothrix rosea more appropriately classified under Picosynechococcus.[3]
Species
Species:[1]
- Limnothrix amphigranulata (Goor) Meffert
- Limnothrix bicudoi Azevedo & C.A. de Souza
- Limnothrix borgertii (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis
References
- ^ a b "Limnothrix M.-E.Meffert, 1988 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Strunecký, Otakar; Ivanova, Anna Pavlovna; Mareš, Jan (February 2023). "An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis". Journal of Phycology. 59 (1): 12–51. doi:10.1111/jpy.13304.
- ^ "Limnothrix, Picosynechococcus". GTDB Forum. 21 January 2026.