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Species Oscillatoria capitata

Name: Oscillatoria capitata West 1899

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.pi.ta’ta. L. fem. adj. capitata, having a head

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: os-kil-la-TO-ri-a ka-pi-TA-ta, feminine

Valid publication: West W. Some Oscillarioideae from the plankton. J. Bot. (London) 1899; 37:337-338.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Katagnymene spiralis var. capitata (West 1899) Wille 1904

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Oscillatoria capitata 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 2025-09-30.

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: West W. Some Oscillarioideae from the plankton. J. Bot. (London) 1899; 37:337-338.

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Record number: 51998