Cymatopleura elliptica (Brébisson) W.Smith 1851
Current name:
Cymatopleura elliptica (Brébisson) W.Smith
Scaldwell arm of Pitsford Water, Northampton UK - 15 August 2018. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at' 6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Cymatopleura elliptica (Brébisson) W.Smith 1851: 13, pl. 3: figs 10, 11
Published in: Smith, W. (1851). Notes on the Diatomaceae, with descriptions of British species included in the genera Campylodiscus, Surirella and Cymatopleura. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 2 7: 1-14, pls I-III.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cymatopleura is Cymatopleura solea (Brébisson) W.Smith.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Surirella elliptica Brébisson ex Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: bei Falaise [De Brébisson], Puente de Dios Mex.; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), elliptic, elliptical (Stearn 1973).
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 28 March 2024