Diatoma vulgaris var. grandis (W.Smith) Grunow 1862
Publication Details
Diatoma vulgaris var. grandis (W.Smith) Grunow 1862: 364
Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Erste Folge. Epithemieae, Meridioneae, Diatomeae, Entopyleae, Surirelleae, Amphipleureae. Zweite Folge. Familie Nitschiaea. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Diatoma grandis W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "River Sorgues near Vaucluse; River Lune, Lancashire, April 1848, lilt. G. Smith. River Shannon near Athlone, and Lough Corrib river, July 1853, W. Sm. Lough Neagh, Dr. Dickie. Lough Leven, May 1854, Dr. Gregory."; (Smith 1855: 7)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 January 2006 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 18 January 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024