Synedra pulchella var. longissima (W.Smith) Schönfeldt 1907
Publication Details
Synedra pulchella var. longissima (W.Smith) Schönfeldt 1907: 104 (as 'Synedra (Ctenophora) pulchella var. longissima')
Published in: Schönfeldt, H. von (1907). Diatomaceae Germaniae. Die deutschen Diatomeen des Sußswassers und des Brackwassers. Nest Einfüliruiig in den Bau und das Leben der Diatomeenzelle und einer Auleitung, die Diatomeen zu sammeln und zu präparieren. pp. 1-263, 465 figs in 19 pls. Berlin: Verlag von W. Junk.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Synedra is Synedra balthica Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulnaria longissima (W.Smith) Van de Vijver & D.M.Williams.
Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B. & Williams, D.M. (2022). Typification of Synedra longissima W.Smith and its transfer to the genus Ulnaria (Ulnariaceae, Bacillariophyta). Notulae Algarum 256: 1-4, 14 figs.
Basionym
Synedra longissima W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Pond in Botanic Garden, Belfast, 1850, Dr. Dickie." [Belfast Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland]; (Smith 1853: 72) Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver & Williams 2022: 2): Dr Dickie; pond; BR; slide BR VI-46-B11 (Van de Vijver & Williams 2022: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful and little (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 March 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 19 September 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025
