Diatoma tenuis C.Agardh 1812
Publication Details
Diatoma tenuis C.Agardh 1812: 15
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1812). Algarum decas prima. pp. 1-14. Lundæ: Litteris Berlingianis.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in foliis dejectis aquaque submersis, ut in rivulo Luci Foglesång prope Lundam, unde inter alias algas apportavit amic. PH. Doct. Bruzelius"; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024