Name: Oscillaria Bosc 1803

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: L. neut. n. oscillum, a swing; N.L. fem. n. Oscillaria

Gender: feminine (stem: Oscillari-)

Valid publication: Bosc LAG. [Title pending]. Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. 1803; 16:417.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Oscillariaceae Engler 1892. Publication: Engler A. Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle and medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik. Grosse Ausgabe. Unknown publisher, Berlin, 1892.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Oacillaria"; "Ogcillaria"; "Onscillaria"; "Osciflaria"; "Oscilaria"; "Osciliaria"; "Oscillaiia"; "Oscillamria"; "Oscillaris"; "Oscillarla"; "Oscillarna"; "Oscillawia"; "Oscillawria"; "Oscillnria"; "Oscillraia"; "Oscillsria"; "Oscilluria"; "Oscitlaria"; "Oseillaria"; "Ovillaria".
  • A nomenclatural type has not been designated.
  • According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but probably pre-starting-point orth. var. of Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892. Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
  • Illegitimate according to Silva (1980). Publication: Silva PC. Names of classes and families of living algae with special reference to their use in the Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht, 1980.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "OSLR" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Oscillaria spongeliae Schulze ex Gomont 1892	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym

Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898

Assigned by: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.

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Record number: 6533