Oscillatoria sancta Kützing ex Gomont 1892
Current name:
Oscillatoria sancta Kützing ex Gomont
Limestone cave, Derbyshire. UK. Collected by Martin Godfrey - 03 July 2009. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Oscillatoria sancta Kützing ex Gomont 1892: 209, pl. VI/6: fig. 12
Published in: Gomont, M. (1892 '1893'). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 16: 91-264, pls 1-7.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 January 1892
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Oscillatoria is Oscillatoria princeps Vaucher ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: near Rome, Italy; (Drouet 1968: 270) Type: L (in Herbarium Kützing);
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), holy.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 01 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
