Himantidium guianense Ehrenberg 1843
Publication Details
Himantidium guianense Ehrenberg 1843: 417, pl. II [2]: fig. I.4
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Himantidium is Himantidium arcus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eunotia pileus var. guianensis (Ehrenberg) E.Reichardt.
Source of Synonymy
Reichardt, E. (1995). Die Diatomeen (Bacillariophyceae) in Ehrenbergs Material von Cayenne, Guyane Gallica (1843). Iconographia Diatomologica 1: [1-] 7–99.
Type Information
Type locality: French Guiana: Cayenne.; (Ehrenberg 1843) Type: BHU; Ehrenberg coll. 1108 (Reichardt 1995: fig. 13) Notes: Type in Iconographia Diatomologica 1: fig. 13. 1995.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
