Ligniera

Not to be confused with the flowering plant Dissotis, of which 'Lignieria' is a synonym.

Ligniera is a protist genus of the family Plasmodiophoraceae.^[2][4]

Ligniera
Ligniera junci
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Rhizaria
Phylum:	Endomyxa
Class:	Phytomyxea
Order:	Plasmodiophorida
Family:	Plasmodiophoridae
Genus:	Ligniera Maire & A. Tison 1911[1][2][3]
Species
L. betae (Němec 1911) Karling 1968 L. hypogaea (Borzí 1884) Karling 1968 L. isoëtis Palm 1919 L. junci (Schwartz 1910) Maire & Tison 1911 L. pilorum Fron & Gaillat 1925 L. plantaginis (Němec 1913) Karling 1968 L. vasculorum (Matz 1920) Cook 1929 L. verrucosa Maire & Tison 1911
Synonyms
Anisomyxa Němec 1913[2] Rhizomyxa Borzí 1884[2] Sorolpidium Němec 1911

The genus name of Ligniera is in honour of Élie Antoine Octave Lignier (1855–1916), who was a French botanist, known for his work in the field of paleobotany.^[5]