Diatoma hyalina f. minima (Ralfs) Rabenhorst 1864
Publication Details
Diatoma hyalina f. minima (Ralfs) Rabenhorst 1864: 123
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1864). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio I. Algas diatomaceas complectens, cum figuris generum omnium xylographice impressis. pp. 1-359. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Publication date: Mar-Mai 1864
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fragilaria hyalina var. minima (Ralfs) De Toni.
Source of Synonymy
De Toni, G.B. (1892). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. II. Sylloge Bacillariearum. Sectio II. Pseudoraphideae. pp. [i-v], 491-817. Padova [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Basionym
Diatoma minima Ralfs
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), glassy, hyaline, glassy-green.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025