Surirella elegans Ehrenberg 1843

Publication Details
Surirella elegans Ehrenberg 1843: 424, pl. 3: fig. I.22

Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 4 pls.

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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 elegans (Ehrenberg) Bukhtiyarova.

Source of Synonymy
Bukhtiyarova, I.N. (2021). Bacillariophyta of the Yavorivsky National Park, Broadleaf Forest Zone of Ukraine, including ?aloneis albus-columba, sp. nov. Biosystems Diversity 29(2): 185-194, 35 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Real del Monte, Mexico; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 January 2024

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Nomenclatural note
1843: 316, fig. 22 (Bramburger et al.,2006). - (21 June 2016) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 March 2025

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