CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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CAAB Code:	70 015000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Oscillatoriaceae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category:	70 - Cyanobacteria and Prochlorophyta Blue-green algae and prochlorophytes
Family:	70 15 Oscillatoriaceae (blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)) - show full list
Common Name:	blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)
Organism Type:	a blue-green alga (cyanobacterium)
Synonyms:	Phormidiaceae Schizotrichaceae Borziaceae
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Child Codes:	70 015901 Oscillatoria spp. 70 015900 Trichodesmium spp.

Taxon Notes:

This family encompasses families Phormidiaceae, Schizotrichaceae and Borziaceae of some authors; CAAB usage follows Desikachary (1973).

Identifiers:

AFD	NZOR-6-11216 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report