Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Phylum Heterokontophyta > Subphylum Bacillariophytina > Class Bacillariophyceae > Subclass Fragilariophycidae > Superorder Fragilariophycanae > Order Licmophorales > Family Licmophoraceae

Licmophora C.A. Agardh, 1827

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Exilaria*	R.K. Greville, 1827	synonym

Children

Exilaria flabellata Ehrenberg, 1832
Exilaria fulgens Greville, 1827
Exilaria pulchella Ralfs ex Kützing, 1844
Exilaria vaucheriae Kützing, 1833
Licmophora abbreviata C.Agardh, 1831
Licmophora communis (Heiberg) Grunow, 1881
Licmophora debilis (Kützing) Grunow ex Van Heurck, 1881
Licmophora ehrenbergii (Kützing) Grunow, 1867
Licmophora flabellata (Grev.)C.Agardh, 1831
Licmophora gracilis (Ehrenberg) Grunow, 1867
Licmophora juergensii C.Agardh, 1831
Licmophora lyngbyei (Kützing) Grunow ex Van Heurck, 1867
Licmophora oedipus (Kützing) Grunow, 1881
Licmophora paradoxa (Lyngbye) C.Agardh, 1828

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: リクモフォーラ属

Literature

original description	Agardh, C.A. (1827). Aufzählung einiger in den ostereichischen Ländern gefundenen neuen Gattungen und Arten von Algen nebst ihrer Diagnostik und beigefugten Bemerkungen. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung, Regensburg, 2: 625-640
basis of record	Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19.
additional source	Honeywill, C. (1998). A study of British Licmophora species and a discussion of its morphological features. Diatom Research. 13(2): 221-271.
additional source	Round, F.E.; Crawford, R.M.; Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms: biology and morphology of the genera. Cambridge University Press: London, UK. ISBN 0-521-363187. 747 pp.
additional source	Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings. No. 95: 210 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2025). DiatomBase. Licmophora C.A. Agardh, 1827. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149342