Oscillatoria rosea Batters 1896
Publication Details
Oscillatoria rosea Batters 1896: 384
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1896). New or critical British marine algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 34: 384-390.
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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 Phormidium roseum (Batters) Anagnostidis.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rose-coloured (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 February 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 April 2014
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Nomenclatural note
Batters (1896: 384) cited "Oscillaria rosea Crouan frat." a pre-starting date name; the Batters name is treated here as a new name and the earliest available for the combination. The name was listed as a "species inquirendae" (and therefore not accepted) by Gomont (1892: 239), and thus Batters's application of the name seems to be the earliest post-starting-date name. Various attributions, all technically incorrect, have been used: Oscillatoria rosea P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan ex Gomont and Oscillatoria rosea P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan ex Batters. - (17 February 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
