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Oscillatoria limosa
As recorded: Oscillatoria limosa C.Agardh ex Gomont
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Oscillatoriaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 6530
- Date
- July 5, 1946
- Locality
- Barnstable County; Trout Pond
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Identified by
- Drouet, F.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1946, Doty, M.S. also collected 4 other specimens.
Oscillatoria limosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-27.
2026-03-27
Diepenbeek, 3590 Diepenbeek, België
(c) Thomas Gyselinck, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-19
Дивеевский р-н, Нижегородская обл., Россия
(c) Вячеслав Юсупов, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-20
Beaumont-sur-Oise, France
(c) pierrenoel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-16
Brockenhurst, UK
(c) Astrid Biddle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-17
Krhanice, Krhanice, Středočeský kraj, CZ
(c) mattertuaella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-01
Montigny-Lengrain, France
(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Oscillatoria limosa. BISH 552571. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956656916. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/552571.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956656916 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026