Echinella fasciculata var. truncata Greville, nom. inval. 1823
Publication Details
Echinella fasciculata var. truncata Greville, nom. inval. 1823: pl. 16: fig. 4 (as 'Echinella fasciculata [beta] truncata')
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1823). Scottish cryptogamic flora, or coloured figures and descriptions of cryptogamic plants, belonging chiefly to order Fungi. pp. pls 1-60. Edinburgh London.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Echinella is Echinella radiosa Acharius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fragilaria truncata (Greville) Van de Vijver & D.M.Williams.
Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B., Schuster, T.M., Jónsson, G.S., Hansen, I., Williams, D.M., Kusber, W.-H., Wetzel, C.E. & Ector, L. (2023). A critical analysis of the Fragilaria vaucheriae complex (Bacillariophyta) in Europe. Fottea 23(1): 62-96, 637 fig., 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: near Edinburgh; (INA 1996) Type: fresh-water, on conferveae etc., ditches ; (INA 1996) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver et al., 2023: 766, fig. 170): BR-4741, slide prepared from Greville, original material.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clustered, growing in bundles (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 March 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 07 July 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
