Biddulphia balaena (Ehrenberg) Brightwell 1859
Publication Details
Biddulphia balaena (Ehrenberg) Brightwell 1859: 181; pl. 9
Published in: Brightwell, T. (1859). On some of the rarer or undescribed species of Diatomaceae. Part I. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London 7: 179-181, pl. IX.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Biddulphia is Biddulphia pulchella S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Triceratium arcticum var. balaena (Ehrenberg) Cleve-Euler.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve-Euler, A. (1951). Die Diatomeen von Schweden und Finnland. [TeilI. I. Centricae]. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, ser. IV 2(1): 1-163, 6 pls.
Basionym
Zygoceros balaena Ehrenberg
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 April 2021
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
