Fragilaria harrisonii (W.Smith) Grunow 1862
Publication Details
Fragilaria harrisonii (W.Smith) Grunow 1862: 54(368)
Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Erste Folge. Epithemieae, Meridioneae, Diatomeae, Entopyleae, Surirelleae, Amphipleureae. Zweite Folge. Familie Nitschiaea. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurosirella harrisonii (W.Smith) E.Morales & C.E.Wetzel.
Source of Synonymy
Morales, E.A, Wetzel, C.E, Van de Vijver, B. & Ector, L. (2015). Morphological studies on type material of widely cited araphid diatoms (Bacillariophyta). Phycologia 54(5): 455-470.
Basionym
Odontidium harrisonii W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: Fresh water. Near Hull, April 1852, Aug. 1849 and Jan. 1854, Mr. R. Harmon. Var. ß. Aberdeenshire, Dr. Dickie. Burnham, Norfolk, Jan. 1854, Mr. Brookes. River Thames, Jan. 1854, Mr. Roper. Killiecrankie, August 1854, Dr. Greville. Lough Leven, Dr. Gregory. Lough Derg, Co. Clare, July 1855, W. Sm. &c." [England, Scotland, Ireland]; (Smith 1856: 18) Lectotype ("near Hull" [East Yorkshire, England] designated by Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2): Mr Harrison; 15 January 1854; BR; slide BR-4685 (Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2) Notes: Syntype localities: various localities in England, Scotland and Ireland. "The lectotype is represented by Fig. 3." (Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
