Oscillatoria retzii C.Agardh, nom. inval. 1812

Publication Details
Oscillatoria retzii C.Agardh, nom. inval. 1812: 36

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1812). Dispositio algarum Sueciae, quam publico examini subjiciunt Carl Adolph Agardh...& Elias Magnus Fries, Smolandus. Die [in handwriting:] xv maji [original April date deleted] mdcccxii. p. iii. h, et l.s. Pars 3. pp. [i], 27-34. Lundae: Litteris Berlingianis.

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Publication date: 15 May 1812

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 retzii Kützing ex Gomont.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (2005). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota. Oscillatoriales. Vol. 19/2 pp. 759, 1010 figures. München: Elsevier Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden ("Oscillatoria Retzii Ag. Suecia"); (Drouet 1968: 191) Type: LD (in Herbarium Retzius);

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 April 2014

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Taxonomic note
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (16 April 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025

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