Mastogloia grevillei W.Smith 1856
Current name:
Mastogloia danseyi f. grevillei (W.Smith) Edlund & Burge
Valve views. Black Mountains South Wales. Collected by Gareth Farr and Jonathan Graham - 16 January 2015. C.F. Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Mastogloia grevillei W.Smith 1856: 4, pl. 1: fig. 16 (as 'Grevillei')
Published in: Gregory, W. (1856). Notice of some new species of British fresh-water Diatomaceae. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, New Series 4: 1-14, 1 pl.
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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.
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: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
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 22 November 2024
