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Oscillatoria are, like Nostoc, members of the cyanobacteria. As such, they are Gram-negative, photoautotrophic, and oxygenic. Oscillatoria do not have heterocysts, but do form long filaments with an unusual form of motility: gliding. Oscillatoria can reproduce by fragmentation.
Domain Bacteria
Phylum Cyanobacteria
Class "Cyanobacteria"
Bergey's Manual Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria