Oscillatoria platensis (Gomont) Bourrelly 1970
Publication Details
Oscillatoria platensis (Gomont) Bourrelly 1970: 434 (footnote)
Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1970). Les algues d'eau douce. Initiation à la systématique. Tome III: Les Algues bleues et rouges. Les Eugléniens, Peridiniens et Cryptomonadines. pp. 1-512, 5 figs, 138 plates. Paris: Boubée & Cie.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Oscillatoria is Oscillatoria princeps Vaucher ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Arthrospira platensis Gomont.
Basionym
Arthrospira platensis Gomont
Type Information
Type locality: Uruguay: Montevideo; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Arechavaleta Wittrock & Nordstedt no. 679; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 October 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
