Oscillatoria salina Biswas, nom. illeg. 1926
Publication Details
Oscillatoria salina Biswas, nom. illeg. 1926: 21, pl. VI: fig. 6
Published in: Biswas, K. (1927). Flora of the Salt-Lakes. Journal of the Department of Science, University of Calcutta 8(10): 1-48, plates 2-10.
Request PDFPublication date: 4 July 1927
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 Oscillatoria indica P.C.Silva.
Type Information
Type locality: India; (Silva & al. 1996: 42)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), saline (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 05 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 20 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
