Oscillatoria proteus Skuja 1949

Publication Details
Oscillatoria proteus Skuja 1949: 48, pl. VIII [8]: figs 11-13

Published in: Skuja, H. (1949). Zur Süsswasseralgenflora Burmas. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series 4 14(5): 1-188, pls I-XXXVII.

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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 Kamptonema proteus (Skuja) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda.

Type Information
Type locality: Burma: freshwater; (Skuja 1949: 48)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), early sea-god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 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 29 March 2024

 
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