Rhizosolenia pungens A.Cleve 1937
Publication Details
Rhizosolenia pungens A.Cleve 1937: 43, fig. 10
Published in: Cleve-Euler, A. (1937). Undersökningar över Öresund: Sundets plankton. 1. Sammansättning och fördelning. Lunds Universitets Arsskrift 33(9): 1-51, 1 pl.
Publication date: June 1937
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhizosolenia is Rhizosolenia styliformis T.Brightwell.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sundstroemia pungens (Cleve-Euler) Medlin, Lundholm, Boonprakob & Moestrup.
Source of Synonymy
Medlin, L.K., Boonprakob, A., Lundholm, N. & Moestrup, Ø. (2021). On the morphology and phylogeny of the diatom species Rhizosolenia setigera: comparison of the type material to modern cultured strains, and a taxonomic revision. Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 151: 223-247.
Type Information
Type locality: Öresund between Sweden and Denmark; (INA 1996) Type: L.G. Sjöstedt; 1931/1932; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), sharp-pointed, pricking, piercing, terminating in a hard sharp point (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024
