Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Chromista
Subregnum: Harosa
Infraregnum: Heterokonta
Phylum: Oomycota
Classis: Peronosporea
Subclassis: Saprolegniidae
Ordo: Leptomitales
Familia: Leptomitaceae
Genus: Leptomitus
Species: Leptomitus incompositus – Leptomitus lacteus – Leptomitus lanugo – Leptomitus minutissimus

Name

Leptomitus C.Agardh, Syst. Alg.: xxiii, 47 ['49']. 1824, nom. cons. prop.

  • Type species: Leptomitus lacteus (Roth) C.Agardh Syst. Alg.: 47 [‘49’] (1824), typ. cons. prop.

Notice: When initially proposed, the genus Leptomitus included types of two (sic!) previously validly published oomycete genera, namely Achlya Nees (in Carus, Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11: 514. 1823, A. prolifera Nees) and Saprolegnia Nees (in Carus, Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 11: 513. 1823, S. molluscorum Nees, nom. illeg. (Conferva ferax Gruithuisen ≡ S. ferax (Gruithuisen) Kütz.)

References

Primary references

  • Agardh, C.A. 1824. Systema Algarum. pp. [i]–xxxvii, [1]–312. Lundae: Literis Berlingianis. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Doweld, A.B. 2022. (2902) Proposal to conserve the name Leptomitus with a conserved type (Leptomitales, Peronosporophyceae, Saprolegniophyta (Algae s.l.)). Taxon 71(4): 904. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12784 Reference page. 
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