Encyonema prostratum (Berkeley) Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Encyonema prostratum (Berkeley) Kützing 1844: 82, pl. 25: fig. 7
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Request PDFPublication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Encyonema is Encyonema paradoxum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Encyonema leibleinii (C.Agardh) W.J.Silva, R.Jahn, T.A.V.Ludwig & M.Menezes.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, W.J. da & Souza Nogueira, I. de (2015). Ultrastructure of the type material of Encyonema leibleinii and E. lacustre (Cymbellales, Bacillariophyta). Diatom Research 30(4): 333-338.
Basionym
Monema prostratum Berkeley
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prostrate.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
