Biddulphia smithii Van Heurck 1855
Publication Details
Biddulphia smithii Van Heurck 1855: 207
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 Biddulphia is Biddulphia pulchella S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ralfsiella smithii (Ralfs) P.A.Sims, D.M.Williams & Ashworth .
Source of Synonymy
Sims, P.A., Williams, D.M. & Ashworth, M.[P.] (2018). Examination of type specimens for the genera Odontella and Zygoceros (Bacillariophyceae) with evidence for the new family Odontellaceae and a description of three new genera. Phytotaxa 382(1): 1-56, 156 figs, 2 text-figs.
Basionym
Cerataulus smithii Ralfs
Type Information
Type locality: Thames, England; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 09 April 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 11 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
