Diatoma truncata (Greville) Greville 1833
Publication Details
Diatoma truncata (Greville) Greville 1833: 407
Published in: Greville, [R.K.] (1833). Div. IV. Diatomaceae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 401-415. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
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.
Basionym
Exilaria truncata Greville
Type Information
Lectotype: slide prepared from Greville,, original material: (Van de Vijver & al. 2023: 76, fig. 170) Notes: Registration: http://phycobank.org/103088.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), truncate, i.e., ending very abruptly as if cut straight across (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 July 2023 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 July 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
