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Species Oscillatoria subformosa

Name: Oscillatoria subformosa Welsh 1965

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.for.mo’sa. L. prep. sub, below; L. fem. adj. formosa, beautiful, and specific epithet of an Oscillatoria species; N.L. fem. adj. subformosa, below [Oscillatoria] formosa

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: os-kil-la-TO-ri-a sub-for-MO-sa, feminine

Holotype: Tabula nostra I, IV

Valid publication: Welsh H. A contribution to our knowledge of the blue-green algae of South West Africa and Bechuanaland. Nova Hedwigia 1965; 9:131-162.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

  • Notes:
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Welsh H. A contribution to our knowledge of the blue-green algae of South West Africa and Bechuanaland. Nova Hedwigia 1965; 9:131-162.

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Record number: 44134