Limnococcus (Komárek & Anagnostidis) Komárková, Jezberová, O.Komárek & Zapomelová, 2010

Holotype species: Limnococcus limneticus (Lemmermann) Komárková, Jezberová, O.Komárek & Zapomelová

Original publication and holotype designation: Komárková, J., Jezberová, J., Komárek, O. & Zapomelová, E. (2010). Variability of Chroococcus (Cyanobacteria) morphospecies with regard to phylogenetic relationships. Hydrobiologia 639: 69-83.

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Description: Cells irregularly deposited in wide, homogenous, amorphous, colorless, and diffluent mucilage, distant one from another in microscopic colonies usually of a small number of cells (2–40). Cells spherical, after division subspherical, up to 22 µm in diameter, usually with grey-green, bluegreen, or olive-green content. Cell division by binary fission, in 2–3 planes in successive generations. The cells reach the original spherical shape before the next division. Reproduction proceeds by disintegration of colonies or liberation of cells from colonies.

Origin of description: this description is from the original publication; it may have been modified slightly. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-03-03 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as masculine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Strunecký, O., Ivanova, A.P. & Mares, J. (2022 '2023'). An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis (Review). Journal of Phycology 59(1): 12-51.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024