Oscillaria Engler, 1892, nom. inval.

Publication details: Engler, 1892: 4

Original publication: Engler, A. (1892). Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik. Eine Uebersicht über das gesammte Pflanzensystem mit Berücksichtigung der Medicinal- und Nutzpflanzen. Grosse Ausgabe. pp. i-xxiii, 1-184. Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-07-22 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of .

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Nomenclatural note
The name was originally introduced as a pre-starting-point name (Bosc 1803). Species included use French names. He credits Vaucher with the name in any case. The name was used by Engler (1892: 4) but is invalid as no description or reference to one was provided. - (09 May 2013) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025