Oscillatoria nigra Vaucher ex Gomont 1892
Publication Details
Oscillatoria nigra Vaucher ex Gomont 1892: 238
Published in: Vaucher, J.-P. [É.] (1803). Histoire des conferves d'eau douce. Contenant leurs différens modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces, suivie de l'histoire des trémelles et des ulves d'eau douce. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-285 [2], pls I-XVII plates. Genève [Geneva]: chez J.J. Paschoud, Libraire.
Request PDFType 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 Phormidium nigrum (Vaucher ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Type Information
"sur la surface des eaux peu courantes"; probably Switzerland.;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
