Mastogloia smithii var. grevillei (W.Smith) Brun 1880

Publication Details
Mastogloia smithii var. grevillei (W.Smith) Brun 1880: 92 (as 'smithi')

Published in: Brun, J. [Brun, J.-J.] (1880). Diatomées des Alpes et du Jura et de la region Suisse et Française des environs de Genève. pp. 1-146, 9 pls. Genève & Paris: H. Georg; Georges Masson.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mastogloia is Mastogloia danseyi (Thwaites) Thwaites ex W.Smith.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastogloia danseyi f. grevillei (W.Smith) Edlund & Burge.

Source of Synonymy
Edlund, M.B. & Burge, D.R.L. (2019). Polymorphism in Mastogloia (Bacillariophyceae) revisited. Plant Ecology and Evolution 152(2): 351-357, 3 fig., 1 table.

Basionym
Mastogloia grevillei W.Smith

Type Information
Type locality: "Pentland Hills" [near Silverdale, Lancashire]; (Gregory 1856: e) Lectotype ("Pentland hills" Designated by Edlund & Burge 2019: 355): R.K. Greville; 22.5.[18]54; BM; 456 (Edlund & Burge 2019: 355)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 29 July 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 30 January 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025

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