Oscillatoria splendida Greville ex Gomont 1892
Publication Details
Oscillatoria splendida Greville ex Gomont 1892: 224, pl. VII/7: figs 7, 8
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 currently regarded as a synonym of Geitlerinema splendidum (Gomont) Anagnostidis.
Source of Synonymy
Anagnostidis, K. (1989). Geitlerinema, a new genus of oscillatorialean cyanophytes. Plant Systematics and Evolution 164(1): 33-46, 4 figures, 1 table.
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 freshwatermarinebrackish species.
Created: 17 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 01 September 2020
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Habitat note
On sediments of moderately nutrient-rich fresh and brackish waters (Whitton in John et al. 2002) - (06 July 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 25 April 2025
