Scoliopleura westii (W.Smith) Grunow 1860

Publication Details
Scoliopleura westii (W.Smith) Grunow 1860: 555

Published in: Grunow, A. (1860). Über neue oder ungenügend gekannte Algen. Erste Folge, Diatomeen, Familie Naviculaceen. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 10: 503-582, pls III-VII.

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Publication date: "4 April 1860"

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scoliopleura is Scoliopleura peisonis Grunow.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caloneis westii (W.Smith) Hendey.

Source of Synonymy
Hendey, N.I. (1964). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part V: Bacillariophyceae (diatoms). pp. [i]-xxii, 1-317. London: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fishery Investigations. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

Basionym
Navicula westii W.Smith

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Marine: detected by Mr. Tufen West with the last. May 1852. Shoreham Harbour, Nov. 1852, W. Sm."; (Smith 1853: 43)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 January 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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