Oscillatoria proteus Skuja 1949
Publication Details
Oscillatoria proteus Skuja 1949: 48, pl. VIII [8]: figs 11-13
Published in: Skuja, H. (1949). Zur Süsswasseralgenflora Burmas. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series 4 14(5): 1-188, pls I-XXXVII.
Request PDFType 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 Kamptonema proteus (Skuja) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda.
Source of Synonymy
Strunecký, O., Komárek, J. & Smarda, J. (2014). Kamptonema (Microcoleaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new genus
derived from the polyphyletic Phormidium on the basis of combined molecular and cytomorphological markers. Preslia (Prague) 86: 193-207.
Type Information
Type locality: Burma: freshwater; (Skuja 1949: 48)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), early sea-god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 August 2019
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Taxonomic note
"Unrevised species." (Komárek & Anagnostidis 2005: 464). - (17 April 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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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 07 June 2025
