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Species Oscillatoria beggiatoiformis

Name: Oscillatoria beggiatoiformis Gomont 1892

Category, proposed as: species, nom. nov.

Etymology: beg.gi.a.to.i.for’mis. N.L. fem. n. Beggiatoa, a bacterial genus; L. fem. n. forma, form, shape; N.L. fem. adj. beggiatoiformis, Beggiatoa-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: os-kil-la-TO-ri-a beg-gi-a-to-i-FOR-mis, feminine

Valid publication: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcoleus beggiatoiformis (Gomont 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Oscillatoria beggiatoiformis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Oscillatoria.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Subdivision:

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

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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Record number: 27263