Orthoseira kuetzingiana (Thwaites) Heiberg 1863
Publication Details
Orthoseira kuetzingiana (Thwaites) Heiberg 1863: 31
Published in: Heiberg, P.A.C. (1863). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum danicarum. Kritisk oversigt over de danske Diatomeer. pp. 1-135, 6 pls. Kjøbenhavn: Wilhelm Priors Forlag.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Orthoseira is Melosira americana Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pantocsekiella kuetzingiana (Thwaites) K.T.Kiss & E.Ács.
Source of Synonymy
Basionym
Cyclotella kuetzingiana Thwaites
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Occurs in brackish ditches amongst the leaves of Myriophyllum, &c. Wareham, Rev. W. Smith ; Shirehampton near Bristol, G.H.K.T."; (Thwaites 1848: 169) Notes: Proposed conserved type: B-Ld 242, Håkansson collection as Cyclotella krammeri Håkansson, Diatom Research 1990, p. 25[?]3 [263?], figs 3-10, 35-41; type locality:Krageholmsjön, southern Sweden (Håkansson, 2002: 87; see also discussion on pp. 10, 12, 79-81, 87-89).
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), Named for Friedrich Traugott Kützing (1807-1893), German Phycologist
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 31 October 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 26 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 October 2024
