Oscillatoria platensis (Gomont) Bourrelly 1970
Publication Details
Oscillatoria platensis (Gomont) Bourrelly 1970: 434, adnot.
Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1970). Les algues d'eau douce. Initiation à la systématique. Tome III: Les Algues bleues et rouges. Les Eugléniens, Peridiniens et Cryptomonadines. pp. 1-512, 5 figs, 138 plates. Paris: Boubée & Cie.
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 Limnospira platensis (Gomont) K.R.S.Santos & Hentschke.
Source of Synonymy
Santos, K.R.S., Hentschke, G.S., Ferrari, G., Andreote, A.P.D., Fiore, M. de F., Vasconcelos, V. & Sant’Anna, C.L (2023). Molecular, morphological and ecological studies of Limnospira platensis (Cyanobacteria), from saline and alkaline lakes, Pantanal Biome, Brazil. Frontiers in Environmental Sciences 11(1204787): 1–10, 6 figures, 2 tables.
Basionym
Arthrospira platensis Gomont
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ditionem Uruguay Americae meridionalis, prope Montevideo (Arechavaleta in Wittrock et Nordstedt, Algae aq. dulc. exsicc. !)" [Montevideo, Uruguay]; (Gomont 1893: 248) Type: José Arechavaleta (1838–1912); (Gomont 1893: 248)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 October 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 April 2025
