Stephanodiscus rotula var. minutulus (Kützing) R.Ross & P.A.Sims 1978
Publication Details
Stephanodiscus rotula var. minutulus (Kützing) R.Ross & P.A.Sims 1978: 152 (as 'minutula')
Published in: Ross, R. & Sims, P.A. (1978). Notes on some diatoms from the Isle of Mull, and other Scottish localities. Bacillaria 1: 151-168.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Stephanodiscus is Stephanodiscus niagarae Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stephanodiscus minutulus (Kützing) Cleve & Möller.
Basionym
Cyclotella minutula Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Lüneburger Heide, Germany; (Håkansson 1986: 26) Type: BM; 17995 (Håkansson 1986: 26) Notes: Isotypes: Lund no. 72, 73 and 131. Pleistocene (INA). Lectotype:BM 17995, specimen on the slide from Lüneburger Heide, Germany; Isotypes: B=Ld 71, 72, Håkansson collection; Original material packet 906, Kützing Collection, BM (Håkansson, 2002: 44, figs 133, 134). Type: BM slide 17 995 ex coll. Kützing 906 (fide R. Klees & S.J. Casper, 1997: 53, figs 1-21) (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a small wheel; roll.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 July 2024
