Oscillatoria leptotricha var. splendida (Greville) Cooke 1884
Publication Details
Oscillatoria leptotricha var. splendida (Greville) Cooke 1884: 247 (as 'Oscillaria leptotricha var. splendida (Greville) Cooke [see INA]')
Published in: Cooke, M.C. (1882-1884). British fresh-water algae, exclusive of Desmidieae and Diatomaceae. Vol. 1 [text] pp. 1-329. London: Williams & Norgate.
Request PDFType 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 Geitlerinema splendidum (Gomont) Anagnostidis.
Basionym
Oscillatoria splendida Greville ex Gomont
Type Information
Type locality: Edinburgh, Scotland; (Drouet 1968: 166) Type: in heather, Botanic Gardens; E (in Herbarium Greville); Notes: Type locality: "tubs of water in the stove of the Botanic garden" (INA).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 April 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 04 January 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
