Synedra fulgens (Greville) W.Smith 1853

Publication Details
Synedra fulgens (Greville) W.Smith 1853: 74, pl. 12: fig. 103

Published in: Smith, W. (1853). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, function and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. The plates by Tuffen West. In two volumes. Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxiii, 1-89, pls I-XXXI. London: John van Voorst, Paternoster Row.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Synedra is Synedra balthica Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Synedrosphenia fulgens (Greville) Lobban & Ashworth.

Source of Synonymy
Lobban, C.S., Ashworth, M.P., Camacho, T., Lam, D.W. & Theriot, E.C. (2022). Revision of Ardissoneaceae (Bacillariophyta, Mediophyceae) from Micronesian populations, with descriptions of two new genera, Ardissoneopsis and Grunowago, and new species in Ardissonea, Synedrosphenia and Climacosphenia. PhytoKeys 208: 103-184, 33 figs, 6 table.

Basionym
Exilaria fulgens Greville

Type Information
Type locality: Appin [Scotland]; (Greville 1827: pl. 291) Lectotype (desinated by Kanjer & al. 2021: 2): Captain Carmichael; "on various small algae in the sea in spring and summer"; BR; 4678 (Kanjer & al. 2021: 2)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), shining, bright-coloured (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 October 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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