Lyrella pygmaea (Kützing) Makarova & Karayeva 1987
Publication Details
Lyrella pygmaea (Kützing) Makarova & Karayeva 1987: 53, pl. 2: fig. 2
Published in: Makarova, I.V. & Achmetova, N.I. (1987). Novye diatomovye vodorosli dlia ozera Balkhash. III [New diatom algae for Lake Balkhash. III]. Novosti sistematiki nizshikh rastenii 24: 49-55, 2 plates. [in Russian]
Publication date: 1987
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyrella is Lyrella lyra (Ehrenberg) Karayeva.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fallacia pygmaea (Kützing) Stickle & D.G.Mann.
Basionym
Navicula pygmaea Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: France: Calvados; (INA 1996) Lectotype: BM; 77887 (Poulin & Hamilton 2021: 113) Notes: Collected by Brébisson from oyster bed (INA). Iconotype: specimen illustrated in Simonsen (1975, fig. 2a, b) (Poulin & Hamilton. 2021: 113).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 February 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 July 2024