Species Oscillatoria carotinosa

Name: Oscillatoria carotinosa Geitler 1956

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ro.ti.no’sa. N.L. fem. adj. carotinosa, full of carotenes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: os-kil-la-TO-ri-a ka-ro-ti-NO-sa, feminine

Holotype: JR21; MK72; MK80; P013

16S rRNA gene: KT315945 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Geitler L. Oscillatoria carotinosa n. sp. and O. pseudoacutissima n. sp., zwei Arten mit lokalisierter Karotinoidbildung. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 1956; 103:342-345.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Anagnostidinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Strunecký et al. 2017

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Geitlerinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Anagnostidis 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Phormidium carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Anagnostidinema carotinosum (Geitler 1956) Strunecký et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Oscillatoria carotinosa 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.

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Geitler L. Oscillatoria carotinosa n. sp. and O. pseudoacutissima n. sp., zwei Arten mit lokalisierter Karotinoidbildung. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 1956; 103:342-345.

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Record number: 6916

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Species Oscillatoria carotinosa