Vanheurckia vulgaris (Thwaites) Van Heurck 1885
Current name:
Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; ditch, 1000x, DIC - 07 March 2010. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Vanheurckia vulgaris (Thwaites) Van Heurck 1885: 112
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1885). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Texte. pp. [1]-235. Anvers: Martin Brouwers & Co.
Request PDFPublication date: May 1885
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Vanheurckia is Vanheurckia lewisiana (Greville) Brébisson.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni.
Basionym
Schizonema vulgare Thwaites
Type Information
Type locality: "Occurs during the spring in almost every ditch and running stream" [England].; (Thwaites 1848: 170)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
