Discoplea comta Ehrenberg, nom. inval. 1844
Publication Details
Discoplea comta Ehrenberg, nom. inval. 1844: 267
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Untersuchungen über die kleinsten lebensformen im quellenlande des Euphrats und Araxes, so wie über eine an neuen formen sehr reiche marine tripelbildung von den Bermuda-Inseln. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 253-275, 1 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Discoplea is Discoplea americana Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lindavia kurdica (Håkansson) T.Nakov et al..
Source of Synonymy
Håkansson, H. (1993). Morphological and taxonomic problems in four Cyclotella species (Bacillariophyceae). Diatom Research 8(2): 309-316, 28 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: Turkey: Kurdistan [Hassan Kaleh, Araxes area]; (INA 1996) Type: BHUPM (Ehrenberg collection 1bv (fide Håkansson, Diat. Res. 8: 315. 1993): (INA 1996)
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 April 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
