Oscillatoria calida C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Oscillatoria calida C.Agardh 1822: 1
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Algae. In: Synopsis plantarum, quas, in itinere ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi, collegerunt Al. de Humboldt et Am. Bonpland. Volume Primus. (Kunth, C.S. Eds), pp. 1-6. Paris: Apud F.G. Levrault, bibliopolam, via Dicta M. le Prince, no. 31, atque Argentorati, via dicta des Juifs, no 33.
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 Microcoleus calidus (Gomont) Strunecky, Komárek & J.R.Johansen.
Type Information
Type locality: Venezuela: Valles de Aragua: near Cura; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: "in aquis calidis sulphureis (45-47º Réam); (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), hot.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 January 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 11 February 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
