Oscillatoria formosa var. australica Playfair 1915
Publication Details
Oscillatoria formosa var. australica Playfair 1915: 354, pl. XLVI: figs 14, 15
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1915). Freshwater algae of the Lismore District: with an appendix on the algal fungi and Schizomycetes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40(Part II No. 158): 310-362, 10 figs, pls XLI-XLVI.
Request PDFPublication date: "Issued 15th September, 1915"
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 Phormidium formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
McGregor, G.B. (2007). Freshwater Cyanoprokaryota of North-Eastern Australia 1: Oscillatoriales. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series Number 24. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-123, 17 figs, 14 pls. Canberra: Australia Biological Resources Study.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, handsome.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
