Oscillatoria chalybea Mertens ex Gomont 1892
Publication Details
Oscillatoria chalybea Mertens ex Gomont 1892: 232, pl. VII [7]: fig. 19
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 chalybeum (Mertens ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Type Information
Type locality: Norderney, East Frisian Islands, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 50)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Having the colour of (tempered) steel.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 08 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 01 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024