Cymatopleura solea var. apiculata (W.Smith) Ralfs 1861

Publication Details
Cymatopleura solea var. apiculata (W.Smith) Ralfs 1861: 793

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cymatopleura is Cymatopleura solea (Brébisson) W.Smith.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Surirella microlibrile Van de Vijver, Pottiez & Jüttner.

Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B., Pottiez, M. & Jüttner, I. (2024). Observations of original William Smith material of Cymatopleura apiculata and its transfer to the genus Surirella (Surirellaceae, Bacillariophyceae). Notulae Algarum 323: 1-7, 29 figs.

Basionym
Cymatopleura apiculata W.Smith

Type Information
Syntype localities: "In numerous localities with the former." [Cymatopleura solea W.Smith from English localities]; (Smith 1853: 37) Lectotype (Lewes, East Sussex, England; designated by Van de Vijver & al. 2024: 4): BM; slide 22303 (Van de Vijver & al. 2024: 4)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 March 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024

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