Surirella aculeata Hustedt 1942
Publication Details
Surirella aculeata Hustedt 1942: 503, fig. 609
Published in: Huber-Pestalozzi, G. (1942). Das Phytoplankton des Süßwassers Systematik und Biologie 2. Teil 2. Hälfte Diatomeen Unter Mitwirkung von Dr. Friedr. Hustedt Bremen. In: Die Binnengewässer Einzeldarsstellungen aus der Limnologie und ihren Nachbargebieten. Unter Mitwirkung von Fachgenossen herausgegeben von Dr. August Thienemann. (Thienemann, A. Eds), pp. 367-549. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchandlung.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Surirella is Surirella striatula Turpin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Iconella aculeata (Hustedt) Cocquyt & R.Jahn.
Type Information
Type locality: Tanganyika-see, Rumonge (soil sample, 157 m.); (Index Nominum Algarum)BRM; X1/1 Lake Tanganyika “Tanganikasee”. (Simonsen 1987)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), prickly, spine-like (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 July 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024