Oscillatoria rileyi Drouet 1944
Publication Details
Oscillatoria rileyi Drouet 1944: 5, no fig.
Published in: Hutchinson, G.E. (1944). Limnological studies in Connecticut. VII. A critical examination of the supposed relationship between phytoplakton periodicity and chemical changes in lake waters. Ecology 25(1): 3-24.
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
Type locality: North Branford, Connecticut; (Hutchinson 1944: 5, adnot.) Type: G.E. Hutchinson & G. A. Riley; April 1938; plankton of Linsley pond; F; (Hutchinson 1944: 5, adnot.) Notes: "Specimens seen,
all on file in the Cryptogamic Herbarium of
Field Museum of Natural History: CONNECTICUT:
Linsley pond, North Branford, G. E.
Hutchinson & Riley, 8 Apr. 1938 (TYPE), 20 Apr.
1938, 1 Dec. 1941. Francis Drouet, Field Museum
of Natural History, Chicago."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 25 August 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
