Species sheet

Cyanobacteria

Planktothrix rubescens (De Candolle ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek

ProkaryotesProkaryotesTerrestrial plants

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Freshwater - EuropeNorth-West Atlantic

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

  • BurgunderblutalgeGerman (Germany)
  • Planktothrix sanguinFrench (France)
  • Sang des bourguignonsFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

  • Oscillatoria rubescens

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Planktothrix rubescensGBIF — Planktothrix rubescens

Sources

  • BOUXIN Pierre, BOUXIN Guy, NOËL Pierre, COROLLA Jean-Pierre, KUPFER Michel in : DORIS, 11/06/2016 : Planktothrix rubescens (De Candolle ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3347

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Planktothrix rubescens (De Candolle ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2209

Modification history

  • Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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