Oscillatoria mirabilis (Dillwyn) Corda 1836

Publication Details
Oscillatoria mirabilis (Dillwyn) Corda 1836: 213

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 Plectonema mirabile Thuret ex Gomont.

Basionym
Conferva mirabilis Dillwyn

Type Information
Type locality: "On Stones, and the Stems of Hypnum ruscifolium in the Stream which runs through the Wood at Penllergare, near Swansea." [Wales]; (Dillwyn 1808: pl. 96)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

Created: 19 April 2005 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 26 March 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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