Orig. (Krisai 1972): Drepanoclado fluitantis-Caricetum limosae (Kästner et Flössner 1933) Krisai 1972 (Drepanocladus fluitans = Warnstorfia fluitans)
Syn.: Caricetum limosae Br.-Bl. 1921 p. p. (§ 36, nomen ambiguum), Carici limosae-Sphagnetum cuspidati Osvald 1923 (§ 3d, asociace uppsalské školy), Scheuchzerio-Sphagnetum cuspidati Osvald 1923 (§ 3d, asociace uppsalské školy), Sphagno lindbergii-Caricetum limosae Osvald 1923 (§ 3d, asociace uppsalské školy), Caricetum limosae drepanocladetosum fluitantis Kästner et Flössner 1933 (§ 36, nomen ambiguum)
Formal definition: group Carex limosa NOT group Carex rostrata NOT group Lysimachia vulgaris NOT group Sphagnum palustre NOT group Vaccinium vitis-idaea NOT Carex nigra cover > 5 % NOT Carex rostrata cover > 5 % NOT Phragmites australis cover > 5 %