Biddulphia tridens (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg 1840

Current name:
Biddulphiella tridens (Ehrenberg) P.A.Sims & M.P.Ashworth
Drawing from Ralfs in Pritchard: A History of Infusoria (1861) , plate 6, fig. 10a __Dim.: h 38 x 113 µm - 08 February 2013. MicroscopyView.com: New design remastered by Robert Lavigne
Publication Details
Biddulphia tridens (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg 1840: 205
Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.
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 Biddulphiella tridens (Ehrenberg) P.A.Sims & M.P.Ashworth.
Source of Synonymy
Sims, P.A., Ashworth, M.P., Theriot, E.C. & Manning, S.R. (2022 '2023'). Molecular and morphological analysis of Biddulphia sensu lato: a new diagnosis of Biddulphia, with a description of the new genera Biddulphiella and Neobrightwellia. Marine Micropaleontology 178(102186): 1-21, 21 figs.
Basionym
Denticella tridens Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Kreidemergel (fossil); (INA 1996)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2023
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 March 2025