Oscillatoria salinarum Collins

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Salinas Bay, near Guánica, ditches of salt works

  • Coordinates

    17.9381, -66.9553

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    934.579

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Salinas Bay. Measured from coordinates to farthest extent of the bay to find linear extent (923.01 m). Input information into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Phycotheca Boreali-Americana.	Collins, Holden and Set cheli.
1159.	Oscillatoria proboscidea Crouan.
Crouan in Maze' & Schramm, Algues de Guadeloupe, p. 17,1870.
Gomont, Monogr. des Oscill., p. 229, PL VI, figs. 10 & 11, 1893.
On rocks in stream, No. Berkeley, California, March, 1901.
N. ft. GARDNER.
Pkycotheca Boreali-Americana.	Collins, Holden and Setchell.
1160.	Oscillatoria salinarum n. sp.
Ditches of salt works, Salinas Bay, near Guànica, Porto
Rico, June 29, 1903.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN EXPEDITION
TO PORTO RICO, collected by M. A. HOWE.	E
Trichomes somewhat flexuous, sometimes coiled in a regular
circle, very torulose ; extremity attenuate, slightly curved, obtuse.
Articulations nearly or quite as long as broad, diam. .004 mra. or
slightly less ; calyptra wanting.
P. S. COLLINS.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GAF
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