Species Oscillatoria rubescens

Name: Oscillatoria rubescens De Candolle ex Gomont 1892

Category: Species

Proposed as: nom. nov.

Etymology: ru.be’scens. L. fem. part. adj. rubescens, becoming red

Gender: feminine

Holotype: CCAP 1459/22; CYA 18; NIES 610; NIVA-CYA 18

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X84811 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Planktothrix rubescens (De Candolle ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Planktothrix rubescens (De Candolle ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Oscillatoria rubescens 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Oscillatoria rubescens f. ahmedabadensis Kamat 1964	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Oscillatoria rubescens var. curvata Kamat 1963	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
Oscillatoria rubescens var. kolhapurensis Kamat 1963	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Gomont M. Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 1892; 16:91-264.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/oscillatoria-rubescensLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 6544

This LPSN page was printed on 2025-07-18 06:54:15

Subscribe to our newsletter

Species Oscillatoria rubescens