Stenopterobia delicatissima (F.W.Lewis) Brébisson ex Van Heurck 1896

Publication Details
Stenopterobia delicatissima (F.W.Lewis) Brébisson ex Van Heurck 1896: 374, figs 19-51

Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1896). A treatise on the Diatomaceae. Translated by W.E. Baxter. pp. 1-558, pls 1-35. London: William Wesley & Son.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Stenopterobia is Stenopterobia intermedia (F.W.Lewis) Van Heurck ex Hanna.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Iconella delicatissima (F.W.Lewis) Ruck & Nakov.

Source of Synonymy
Ruck, E.C., Nakov, T., Alverson, A.J. & Theriot, E.C. (2016). Nomenclatural transfers associated with the phylogenetic reclassification of the Surirellales and Rhopalodiales. Notulae Algarum 10: 1-4.

Basionym
Surirella delicatissima F.W.Lewis

Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: New Hampshire: White Mountains; (INA 1996) Lectotype (fide Siver & Camfield 2007: 840): ANSP; slide 4326 (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), very delicate.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 July 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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