Surirella elliptica Brébisson ex Kützing 1844
Current name:
Cymatopleura elliptica (Brébisson) W.Smith
Scaldwell arm of Pitsford Water, Northampton UK - 15 August 2018. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at' 6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Surirella elliptica Brébisson ex Kützing 1844: 61, pl. 28: fig. 28
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
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 Cymatopleura elliptica (Brébisson) W.Smith.
Type Information
Type locality: bei Falaise [De Brébisson], Puente de Dios Mex.; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), elliptic, elliptical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 July 2024