Orthoseira dickiei Thwaites 1848
Publication Details
Orthoseira dickiei Thwaites 1848: 168, pl. XII [12]: fig. E: 1-7 (as 'Dickeii')
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Orthoseira is Melosira americana Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Angusticopula dickiei (Thwaites) Houk, Klee & H.Tanaka.
Source of Synonymy
Houk, V., Klee, R. & Tanaka, H. (2017). Atlas of freshwater centric diatoms with a brief key and descriptions. Second emended edition of Part I and II. Melosiraceae, Liparogyraceae, Paraliaceae and Aulacoseiraceae. Fottea 17(Supplement): 1-616.
Type Information
Type locality: near Aberdeen in moist dark cave near sea, on mosses etc., fine blackish-green sand; (Thwaites 1848: 168) Lectotype (designated by Houk & al. 2017: 25): G. Dickie; Dec. 1847; W; slide 'Cl. & M. Diat. 59' (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025
