Oscillatoria nigroviridis Thwaites ex Gomont 1892
Current name:
Phormidium nigroviride (Thwaites ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek
From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase informationDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Oscillatoria nigroviridis Thwaites ex Gomont 1892: 217, pl. VI [6]: fig. 20
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.
Publication 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 currently regarded as a synonym of Phormidium nigroviride (Thwaites ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Type Information
Type locality: Shirehampton, near Bristol, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 53) Type: G.H.K.Thwaites; August 1847; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 24 November 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024