Fragilaria minima (Ralfs) Grunow 1862
Publication Details
Fragilaria minima (Ralfs) Grunow 1862: 374
Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Erste Folge. Epithemieae, Meridioneae, Diatomeae, Entopyleae, Surirelleae, Amphipleureae. Zweite Folge. Familie Nitschiaea. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fragilaria hyalina var. minima (Ralfs) De Toni.
Source of Synonymy
De Toni, G.B. (1892). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. II. Sylloge Bacillariearum. Sectio II. Pseudoraphideae. pp. [i-v], 491-817. Padova [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Basionym
Diatoma minima Ralfs
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very little, very least (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
