Lysigonium westii (W.Smith) O'Meara 1875
Publication Details
Lysigonium westii (W.Smith) O'Meara 1875: 249, no fig.
Published in: O'Meara, E. (1875). Report on the Irish Diatomaceae. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Series 2 2: 235-425, pls 26-34.
Publication date: "October 1875"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lysigonium is Conferva moniliformis O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudopodosira westii (W.Smith) Sheshukova-Poretskaya & Glezer.
Source of Synonymy
Sheshukova-Poretskaya, V.S. & Glezer, Z.I. (1964). Diatomeae marinae novae e Paleogeno Ucrainiae. Novosti sistematiki nizshikh rastenii 1: 78-92, 4 plates.
Basionym
Melosira westii W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: coast of Sussex; (INA 1996) Type: W. Smith, det. Mr. West; marine; stomach of Pecten; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 July 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 14 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 October 2024