Eunotia arcus var. major (W.Smith) Brun ex Petit 1888
Publication Details
Eunotia arcus var. major (W.Smith) Brun ex Petit 1888: 109
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Eunotia is Eunotia arcus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eunotia major (W.Smith) Rabenhorst.
Basionym
Himantidium majus W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water. Gap of Dunloe, Killarney [Ireland], July 1855, W. Smith, Forfarshire [Scotland], Dr. Dickie. Braemar [Scotland], Dr. Balfour, Aug. 1854."; (Smith 1856: 14) Lectotype (Gap of Dunloe; designated by Jüttner & Van de Vijver 2022: 3): W. Smith; July 22, 1855; freshwater; BR; BR-4725 (represented by Fig. 24), slide (Jüttner & Van de Vijver 2022: 8)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), arc, bow or curve; arch (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 17 February 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
