Tertiarius elgeri (Hustedt) V.Houk, R.Klee & H.Tanaka 2010
Publication Details
Tertiarius elgeri (Hustedt) V.Houk, R.Klee & H.Tanaka 2010: 46, pl. 300: figs 1-7; pl. 301: figs 1-6; pl. 302: figs 1-6
Published in: Houk, V., Klee, R. & Tanaka, H. (2010). Atlas of freshwater centric diatoms with a brief key and descriptions. Part III. Stephanodiscaceae A. Cyclotella, Tertiarius, Discotella. Fottea 10(Supplement): 1-496 [497], incl. 330 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tertiarius is Tertiarius pygmaeus (Pantocsek) Håkansson & Khursevich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Paleotertiarius elgeri (Hustedt) S.Blanco.
Source of Synonymy
Blanco, S. (2020). Generic names of diatoms affected by ICN Art. 20.2. Notulae Algarum 139: 1-8, no figs.
Basionym
Cyclotella elgeri Hustedt
Type Information
Type locality: Siskyon County [Siakyou County, N. California, USA]; (Simonsen 1987: 381) Lectotype (designated by Simonsen 1987: 381): BRM; Acl/96. Siskyon County, Californien. (Simonsen 1987: 381)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 20 November 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 20 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
