Oscillatoria proboscidea Gomont 1892
Publication Details
Oscillatoria proboscidea Gomont 1892: 209, pl. VI/6: figs 10, 11
Published in: Gomont, M. (1892 '1893'). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 16: 91-264, pls 1-7.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 January 1892
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Oscillatoria is Oscillatoria princeps Vaucher ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: road from Basse-Terre to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, West Indies; (Silva & al. 1996: 44)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a proboscis.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 01 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
