Stephanodiscus niagarae Ehrenberg 1845

Publication Details
Stephanodiscus niagarae Ehrenberg 1845: 80

Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1845). Neue Untersuchungen über das kleinste Leben als geologisches Moment.. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1845: 53-87.

Request PDF

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Stephanodiscus.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; (Håkansson 2002: 25) Lectotype: "mud with algae"; B; Ehrenberg collection box 25, book 6, slide (mica) "Niagarae', 1 b b1 (sample 1776) (Håkansson 2002: 25) Notes: Isotypes: Ehrenberg collection, BHUPM, box 25, book 6, slides (micas) 1 br, 1cbl, cw, 1 dbr, 3bw, 3 ebl, 7dbl, 7 dr, 8 bw, 8 cbl; Håkansson collection, B-Ld 19, 21, 22, 30, BM 81096; Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada, Ld 24. Original drawing: 1105.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 27 October 2022

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=33050

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 April 2024

Currently in AlgaeBase: