Surirella capensis Ehrenberg ex Cocquyt & R.Jahn 2005
Publication Details
Surirella capensis Ehrenberg ex Cocquyt & R.Jahn 2005: 150, figs 1-8
Published in: Cocquyt, C. & Jahn, R. (2005). Surirella capensis Ehrenberg ex Cocquyt et R. Jahn sp. nov., a rare and historical diatom species from South Africa. Cryptogamie, Algologie 26: 149-153.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Surirella is Surirella striatula Turpin.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Camdebus mountain in the vivinity of Graaf Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa; (Cocquyt & Jahn 2005: 152) Holoytpe: Greyish brown earth, on Juncus oxycarpus; BHUPM; Preparation No. 130715b in Ehrenberg collection (Cocquyt & Jahn 2005: 150, 152)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Description
Light microscopic description: Valves heteropolar, 78.5-100 microns long, 48-61.5 microns wide, ovate with broadly rounded head pole and a subacute base pole. The valve face is flat. About 10 alar canals in 100 microns, somewhat denser near the base pole. Poorly developed broad alae, only visible on the valve face near the valve margin. Each broad alar canal is subdivided into two or three canaliculi. The space between two alae is about 4 microns. No striation or punctation or pseudoraphe visible on the valve face. No gidle views were observed in the slides.
Created: 29 June 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 November 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
