Orthoseira antiqua (W.Smith) Lagerstedt 1873
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Publication Details
Orthoseira antiqua (W.Smith) Lagerstedt 1873: 14 (as 'Orthosira')
Published in: Lagerstedt, N.G.W. (1873). Sötvatens-Diatomaceer fran Spetsbergen och Beeren Eiland. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1(14): 1-52, 2 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Orthoseira is Melosira americana Kützing.
Status of Name
The taxonomic status of this entity requires further investigation.
Source of Synonymy
Nakov, T., Guillory, W.X., Julius, M.L., Theriot, E.C. & Alverson, A.J. (2015). Towards a phylogenetic classification of species belonging to the diatom genus Cyclotella (Bacillariophyceae): Transfer of species formerly placed in Puncticulata, Handmannia, Pliocaenicus and Cyclotella to the genus Lindavia. Phytotaxa 217(3): 249-264.
Basionym
Cyclotella antiqua W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Fresh water. Lough Mourne and Peterhead Deposits. Cantyre Peat, and Marl, Co. Down."; (Smith 1853: 28)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 January 2018 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 October 2024
