Name: Oscillatoria serpentina Richter 1898
Etymology: ser.pen.ti’na. L. fem. adj. serpentina, of a serpent [referring to the shape of the organism, has nothing to do with a serpentinizing environment]
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: os-kil-la-TO-ri-a ser-pen-TI-na, feminine
Valid publication: Kuntze O. Revisio generum plantarum: vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum. Pars 3. A. Felix, Leipzig, 1898.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892
Assigned by: Kuntze O. Revisio generum plantarum: vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum. Pars 3. A. Felix, Leipzig, 1898.
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