Gaillonella tympanum Ehrenberg 1844
Publication Details
Gaillonella tympanum Ehrenberg 1844: 202
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Einige vorläufige Resultate seiner Untersuchungen der ihm von der Südpolreise des Captain Ross, so wie von den Herren Schayer und Darwin zugekommenen Materialien über das Verhalten des kleinsten Lebens in den Oceanen und den grössten bisher zugänglichen Tiefen des Weltmeeres. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung Geeigneten Verhandlungen Der Königl. Preuss. Akademie Der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 182-207.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gaillonella is Conferva moniliformis O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melosira tympanum (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Type Information
Gulf of Erebus and Terror, 63-40S, 55 W. 207 Fathoms.;
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a drum or similar instrument..
Created: 19 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 March 2019
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 May 2024