Oscillatoria agardhii var. isothrix Skuja 1948

Publication Details
Oscillatoria agardhii var. isothrix Skuja 1948: 49, pl. IV [4]: figs 7, 8

Published in: Skuja, H. (1948). Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 9(3): 1-399, 39 pls.

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 Planktothrix isothrix (Skuja) Komárek & Komárková.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Komárková, J. (2004). Taxonomic review of the cyanoprokaryotic genera Planktothrix and Planktotrichoides. Czech Phycology 4: 1-18.

Type Information
Type locality: Lakes in Uppland, Sweden; (Skuja 1948: 49)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2020

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Taxonomic note
According to Suda et al. (2002: 1592), this is a synonym of Planktothrix agardhii. - (05 August 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025

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