Surirella gracilis (W.Smith) Grunow 1862
Publication Details
Surirella gracilis (W.Smith) Grunow 1862: 144, pl. 7: fig. 11
Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Surirella is Surirella striatula Turpin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia tryblionella Hantzsch.
Basionym
Tryblionella gracilis W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh and brackish water. Near Lewes [East Sussex, England], Dec. 1850, and Oct. 1852, W. Sm. Plate X. 75. Frustule with endochrome. Frontispiece, fig. LXXV."; (Smith 1853: 35)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024