Etymology:e.xo.spi’ra.Gr. prep.exô, outside; Gr. fem. n.speîra, a spiral; N.L. fem. adj.exospira, having a spiral outside, referring to the colored part of the trichomes
Valid publication:
Skuja H. Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis ser. 4 1956; 16:1-404.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Notes:
❗ Oscillatoriaexospira 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.
Assigned by:
Skuja H. Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis ser. 4 1956; 16:1-404.
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Record number:
27334
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