Oscillatoria agardhii var. isothrix Skuja 1948
Current name:
Planktothrix isothrix (Skuja) Komárek & Komárková
Kingston,Washington, USA; Pond, 1000x, DIC - 18 June 2011. Karl Bruun
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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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 23 November 2024
