Oscillatoria subsalsa C.Agardh, nom. inval. 1824
Classification:
Empire Prokaryota
Kingdom Eubacteria
Subkingdom Negibacteria
Phylum Cyanobacteria
Class Cyanophyceae
Subclass Oscillatoriophycidae
Order Oscillatoriales
Family Oscillatoriaceae
Genus Oscillatoria
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Panama. In situ: thalli forming thin film over sandy area. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).
Panama. Cell walls slightly constricted; cells slightly wider than long. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).
Panama. Cell walls slightly constricted; apical cell bluntly rounded. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).
Panama. Trichomes generally straight, occasionally gently curved. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).

Oscillatoria subsalsa C.Agardh Panama. Cell walls slightly constricted; cells slightly wider than long
© Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication details
Oscillatoria subsalsa C.Agardh 1824: 66, nom. inval.
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling]. Download PDF
Publication date: probably September 1824
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 Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. Combination with the same name also proposed by Bourrelly, 1970 with basionym Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont, 1892 but invalidly as the place of publication of basionym not cited [INA]. - (25 Feb 2014) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic notes
"Unrevised species." (Komárek & Anagnostidis 2005: 425, 605). - (11 Apr 2014) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
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Source of current name
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (2005). Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota: 2. Teil/2nd Part: Oscillatoriales. Vol. 19 pp. 1-759. München: Elsevier Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
Created: 03 May 2005 by Fabio Rindi
Verified by: 21 August 2019 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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