Oscillatoria
creator: Espinel, Nadjejda
creator: Guiry, Michael D.
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146549 on 2026-08-29
created: 2005-01-27T10:58:12Z
modified: 2010-08-12T14:41:00Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892
class: Cyanophyceae
family: Oscillatoriaceae
genus: Oscillatoria
kingdom: Bacteria
name published in: Gomont, M. (1892 (1893)). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique. 7(16): 91-264.
name published in year: 1892 (1893)
order: Oscillatoriales
parent name usage ID: 146548
phylum: Cyanobacteria
scientific name authorship: Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted