Oscillatoria earlei N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Oscillatoria earlei N.L.Gardner 1927: 36, pl. 8: fig. 70 (as 'Earlei')
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 7: 1-144, pls. 1-23.
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 earlei (N.L.Gardner) 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.
Eponomy
Named for Dr W.C. Earle, the collector.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
