Oscillatoria carotinosa Geitler 1956
Publication Details
Oscillatoria carotinosa Geitler 1956: 342
Published in: Geitler, L. (1956). Oscillatoria carotinosa n. sp. and O. pseudoacutissima n. sp., zwei Arten mit lokalisierter Karotinoidbildung. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 103: 342-345.
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 Anagnostidinema carotinosum (Geitler) Strunecký et al..
Source of Synonymy
Strunecky, O., Bohunická, M., Johansen, J.R., Capková, K., Raabová, L., Dvorák, P. & Komárek, J., (2017). A revision of the genus Geitlerinema and a description of the genus Anagnostidinema gen. nov. (Oscillatoriophycidae, Cyanobacteria). Fottea 17(1): 114-126, 4 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Austria: Niederösterreich: Lunz; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2023
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Nomenclatural note
1956: 343, figs 1a, 1b (INA), - (05 September 2023) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025
