Oscillatoria

== Translingual == === Etymology === From the oscillating motion of its filaments as they slide against each other to position the colony facing a light source. === Proper noun === Oscillatoria f A taxonomic genus within the family Oscillatoriaceae – certain filamentous cyanobacteria. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Cyanobacteria – phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Oscillatoriophycideae - subclass; Oscillatoriales - order; Oscillatoriaceae - family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Oscillatoria princeps - type species === References === Oscillatoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Oscillatoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Oscillatoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons