Sellaphora minima (Grunow) D.G.Mann 1990

Publication Details
Sellaphora minima (Grunow) D.G.Mann 1990

Published in: Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Sellaphora is Sellaphora pupula (Kützing) Mereschkovsky.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eolimna minima (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot.

Source of Synonymy
Qi, Y.Z. (1995). Flora algarum sinicarum aquae dulcis. Tomus IV Bacillariophyta Centicae. pp. [i-viii], i-v, 1-104, 9 pls. Beijing: Science Press. [in Chinese with some English keys]

Basionym
Navicula minima Grunow

Type Information
see Synedra minutissima Kützing; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very little, very least (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 September 2024

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Taxonomic note
According to Poulícková et al. (2015: table 1), "the species that this clone resembles is currently classified as Eolimna minima (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot (e.g. in Hofmann et al., 2013); no combination has yet been made in Sellaphora". - (08 May 2015) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025