Cerataulus smithii Ralfs 1861

Publication Details
Cerataulus smithii Ralfs 1861: 847

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cerataulus is Cerataulus turgidus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

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.

Type Information
Type locality: Thames, England; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 28 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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