Fragilaria virescens var. torus M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966
Publication Details
Fragilaria virescens var. torus M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966: 124, pl. I: fig. 5
Published in: Hohn, M.H. & Hellermann, J. (1966). New diatoms from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, Delaware and Chesapeake Bay area of Baltimore, Maryland. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 85: 115-130.
Type 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 Fragilariforma marylandica M.B.Edlund, B.Laub, P.A.Siver, P.B.Hamilton, & E.A.Morales.
Type Information
Type locality: Nabbs Creek, Maryland; (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: table 1) Holotype: fig. 127: 1953; ANSP; slide GC44902 (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: table 1)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming green (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 August 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
