Dickieia danseyi Thwaites 1848
Publication Details
Dickieia danseyi Thwaites 1848: 171, pl. XII [12]: fig. K: 1-4 (as 'Danseii')
Published in: Thwaites, G.H.K. (1848). Further observations on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2 1: 161-172, pls XI, XII.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dickieia is Dickieia ulvacea Berkeley ex Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastogloia danseyi (Thwaites) Thwaites ex W.Smith.
Type Information
Type locality: "...small quantity upon rocks on the tidal shore of the river Tamar." [forming the border between Devon and Cornwall, England]; (Thwaites 1848: 172) Letotype (River Tamar, designated by Edlund & Burge 2019: 353): George Dansey; on rocks of tidal shore; BM; 24333 (Edlund & Burge 2019: 353)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 May 2024