Name: Oscillatoria pilicola Wujek and Lincoln 1989
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: pi.li’co.la. L. masc. n. pilus, a hair; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. pilicola, dweller of a hair (as isolated from sloth hair)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: os-kil-la-TO-ri-a pi-LI-ko-la, feminine
Valid publication: Wujek DE, Lincoln TA. Ultrastructure and taxonomy of Oscillatoria pilicola, a new species of bluegreen alga from sloth hair. Brenesia 1989; 29:1-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892
Assigned by: Wujek DE, Lincoln TA. Ultrastructure and taxonomy of Oscillatoria pilicola, a new species of bluegreen alga from sloth hair. Brenesia 1989; 29:1-6.
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