Oscillatoria deflexa West & G.S.West 1911
Publication Details
Oscillatoria deflexa West & G.S.West 1911: 289
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1911). Part VII. Freshwater algae. In: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-9. Vol. 1 Biology. (Murray, J. Eds), pp. 264-298.
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 Anagnostidinema deflexum (West & G.S.West) Strunecky et al..
Source of Synonymy
Strunecky, O., Bohunická, M., Johansen, J.R., Capková, K., Raabová, L., Dvorák, P. & Komárek, J., (2017). A revision of the genus Geitlerinema and a description of the genus Anagnostidinema gen. nov. (Oscillatoriophycidae, Cyanobacteria). Fottea 17(1): 114-126, 4 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: East Antarctic: Cape Royds (Green Lake; Coast Lake); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent sharply in a downward direction.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2017
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Nomenclatural note
1911: 295, pl. XXV: figs 95-97 (INA). - (21 August 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025