Neodiatoma rhombica (O'Meara) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Neodiatoma rhombica (O'Meara) Kuntze 1891: 906
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neodiatoma is Diatoma rigida De Candolle.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fragilariopsis rhombica (O'Meara) Hustedt.
Source of Synonymy
Hustedt, F. (1952). Diatomeen aus der Lebensgemeinschaft der Buckelwals (Megaptera nodosa Bonn.). Archiv für Hydrobiologie 46(2): 286-298, 14 figs, 1 table.
Basionym
Diatoma rhombica O'Meara
Type Information
Type locality: Marion Island [Prince Edward Islands, Indian Ocean]; (O'Meara 1876: 55) Type: H.N. Moseley; small pond-streams; (O'Meara 1876: 55)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 December 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025
