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Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Oscillatoria anguina Bory ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Oscillatoria angusta Koppe, 1924
- Species Oscillatoria annae Goor, 1918
- Species Oscillatoria curviceps C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Oscillatoria fracta Carlson, 1913
- Species Oscillatoria koettlitzi F.E.Fritsch, 1912
- Species Oscillatoria limosa C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Oscillatoria planctonica Woloszynska, 1912
- Species Oscillatoria proboscidea Gomont, 1892
- Species Oscillatoria producta West & G.S.West, 1911
- Species Oscillatoria sancta Kützing ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Oscillatoria simplicissima Gomont, 1892
- Species Oscillatoria subproboscidea West & G.S.West, 1911
- Species Oscillatoria tenuis C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Oscillatoria acuta Brühl & Biswas, 1922 accepted as Phormidium acula (Brühl & Biswas) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria acutissima Kufferath, 1914 accepted as Anagnostidinema acutissimum (Kufferath) Strunecký, Bohunická, J.R.Johansen & J.Komárek, 2017 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria agardhii Gomont, 1892 accepted as Planktothrix agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (Basionym)
- Species Oscillatoria amoena Gomont, 1892 accepted as Microcoleus amoenus (Gomont) Strunecky, Komárek & J.R.Johansen, 2013
- Species Oscillatoria amphibia C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Anagnostidinema amphibium (C.Agardh ex Gomont) Strunecký, Bohunická, J.R.Johansen & J.Komárek, 2017 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria amphigranulata Goor, 1918 accepted as Pseudanabaena amphigranulata (Goor) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria angustissima West & G.S.West, 1897 accepted as Jaaginema angustissimum (West & G.S.West) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria animalis C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Kamptonema animale (C.Agardh ex Gomont) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda, 2014 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria articulata N.L.Gardner, 1927 accepted as Phormidium articulatum (N.L.Gardner) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria bornetii (Zukal) Forti, 1907 accepted as Tychonema bornetii (Zukal) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (Synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria brevis Schröter, 1883 accepted as Phormidium schroeteri (Hansgirg) Anagnostidis, 2001
- Species Oscillatoria brevis Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium breve (Kützing ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (Basionym)
- Species Oscillatoria chlorina Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Kamptonema chlorinum (Kützing ex Gomont) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda, 2014 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria cortiana Meneghini ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Kamptonema cortianum (Meneghini ex Gomont) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda, 2014 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria deflexa West & G.S.West, 1911 accepted as Anagnostidinema deflexum (West & G.S.West) Strunecky et al., 2017 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria formosa Bory ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Kamptonema formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda, 2014 (Basionym)
- Species Oscillatoria geminata Schwabe ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Jaaginema geminatum (Schwabe ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (Basionym)
- Species Oscillatoria grunowiana Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium grunowianum (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria homogenea Frémy, 1930 accepted as Jaaginema homogeneum (Frémy) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria irrigua Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium irriguum (Kützing ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (Basionym)
- Species Oscillatoria lemmermannii Woloszynska, 1912 accepted as Geitlerinema lemmermannii (Woloszynska) Anagnostidis, 1989 accepted as Anagnostidinema lemmermannii (Wołoszyńska) Strunecky, Bohunická, J.R.Johansen, Capková, Raabová, P.Dvořák & Komárek, 2017 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria limnetica Lemmermann, 1900 accepted as Pseudanabaena limnetica (Lemmermann) Komárek, 1974 (Basionym)
- Species Oscillatoria lutea C.Agardh, 1824 accepted as Lyngbya lutea Gomont ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria nigra Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium nigrum (Vaucher ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria priestleyi West & G.S.West, 1911 accepted as Phormidium pseudopriestleyi Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria proteus Skuja, 1949 accepted as Kamptonema proteus (Skuja) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda, 2014 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria retzii C.Agardh, 1812 accepted as Phormidium retzii Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria splendida Greville ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Geitlerinema splendidum (Gomont) Anagnostidis, 1989 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria submembranacea Ardissone & Strafforello ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium submembranaceum Kützng ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Oscillatoria subtilissima Kützing ex Forti, 1907 accepted as Jaaginema subtilissimum (Kützing ex Forti) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (Basionym)
- Species Oscillatoria terebriformis C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium terebriforme (C.Agardh ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gomont, M. (1892 (1893)). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique.</em> 7(16): 91-264. [details] 
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2021). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146549 on 2025-04-17
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont, 1892. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146549 on 2025-04-17
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Gomont, M. (1892 (1893)). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique.</em> 7(16): 91-264. [details]
basis of record Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors
ecology source Kurt, O.; Ulcay, S.; Taskin, E.; Ozturk, M. (2010). Taxonomy and Description of the Three Marine Cyanophycean Algae from the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 10(1): 33-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas.2010.0105 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors
ecology source Kurt, O.; Ulcay, S.; Taskin, E.; Ozturk, M. (2010). Taxonomy and Description of the Three Marine Cyanophycean Algae from the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 10(1): 33-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas.2010.0105 [details] Available for editors
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