Species ***Oscillatoria* *laxa***

Name: Oscillatoria laxa (Smith 1916) Compère 1974

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Spirulina laxa Smith 1916

Etymology: la’xa. L. fem. adj. laxa, lax

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LA-ksa, feminine

Valid publication: Compère P. Cyanophycées de la region du lac Tchad, taxons, combinaisons et noms nouveaux. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België 1974; 44:17-21.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Spirulina laxa Smith 1916	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Arthrospira laxa (Smith 1916) Crow 1927	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-02-11.
- 🧍 See also Compère (1974). Publication: Compère P. Algues de la région du Lac Tchad. II. Cyanophycées. Cahiers de l'Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer. Paris. Série Hydrobiologie 1974; 8:165-198.

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Compère P. Cyanophycées de la region du lac Tchad, taxons, combinaisons et noms nouveaux. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België 1974; 44:17-21.

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Record number: 57505

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Species Oscillatoria laxa

Species ***Oscillatoria* *laxa***