Oscillatoria subsalsa (Oersted ex Gomont) Bourrelly, nom. inval. 1970

Publication Details
Oscillatoria subsalsa (Oersted ex Gomont) Bourrelly, nom. inval. 1970: expl. pl. 128

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 Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont.

Basionym
Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont

Type Information
Type locality: Odense Fjord, Denmark; (Silva & al. 1996: 56) Notes: "Hab. aquas salsas aut subsalsas, etiam dulces Daniae prope Hafniam (Oersted in herb. Agardh); Scotland, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, U.S.A. etc." (INA).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 21 August 2019 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 August 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

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