Oscillatoria planctonica Wołoszyńska 1912
Publication Details
Oscillatoria planctonica Wołoszyńska 1912: 530
Published in: Wołoszyńska, J. (1913 '1912'). O glonach planktonozvych niektôrych jezior jazuanskich, z irwzglçdnieniem glonôzu Sazvy [Das Phytoplankton einiger javanischer Seen, mit Berücksichtigung des Sawa-planktons]. Bulletin International de l'Académie des Sciences de Cracovie. Classe des Sciences Mathematiques et Naturelles. Série B. Sciences Naturelles 1912: 649-709.
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 Limnothrix planctonica (Wołoszyńska) Meffert.
Source of Synonymy
Meffert, M.-E. (1988). Limnothrix Meffert nov. gen. - the unsheathed planktic cyanophycean filaments with polar and central gas vacuoles. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement 80 (Algological Studies 50-53): 269-276, 19 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), planktonic.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 17 January 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 06 March 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
