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Oscillatoria anguina Bory ex Gomont

  • 1. Botanical Survey of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India AJCBIBG, Botanic Garden Howrah - 711 103 (India) drpratibha 2011 @ rediffmail. com (corresponding author)

Description

Oscillatoria anguina Bory ex Gomont

Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7, 16: 234, t.4, f. 16. (Gomont 1892). Desikachary, Cyanophyta 210, t. 41, f. 5-6 (Desikachary 1959). Komárek & Anagn., Cyanoprokaryota Part 2: Oscillatoriales 19 (2): 592, f. 885 (Komárek & Anagnostidis 2005).

DESCRIPTION. — Trichome almost straight, sometimes slightly bent, tapering at the end, not constricted or very slightly constricted, cross-walls granulated; screw like more or less twisted and gradually attenuated at the end; cells sometimes distinctly granulated,; end-cells capitate to sickle shape or obtusely button like flattened or rounded with slightly thickened outer wall, rarely with calyptra (Fig. 8D).

DIMENSION. — Trichome 4.6-6.5 µm broad and cells 1.6-3.4 µm long.

ENVIRONMENT & HABITAT. — Freshwater species; water logged area; temperature 5°C.

Notes

Published as part of Gupta, Pratibha, 2021, First report of diversity of Cyanobacteria of Broknes Peninsula of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica, pp. 241-251 in Cryptogamie, Algologie 20 (15) on pages 245-246, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2021v42a15, http://zenodo.org/record/7819309

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Oscillatoriaceae
Genus
Oscillatoria
Kingdom
Bacteria
Order
Nostocales
Phylum
Cyanobacteria
Species
anguina
Taxon rank
species

References

  • GOMONT M. 1892. - Monographie des Oscillariees (Nostocacees Homocystees). Deuxieme partie. - Lyngbyees. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Serie 7 16: 91 - 264, pls 1 - 7.
  • DESIKACHARY T. V. 1959. - Cyanophyta. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 686 p.
  • KOMAREK J. & ANAGNOSTIDIS K. 2005. - Cyanoprokaryota 2 nd Part: Oscillatoriales, in BUDEL B., KRIENITZ L., GARTNER G. & SCHAGERL M. (eds.), Susswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Elsevier / Spektrum, Heidelberg 19 (2): 759 p.