Diatoma harrisonii (W.Smith) Cleve 1868
Publication Details
Diatoma harrisonii (W.Smith) Cleve 1868: 219
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1868). Svenska och Norska Diatomacéer. Öfversigt af Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 25(3): 213-240, pl. 4.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurosirella harrisonii (W.Smith) E.Morales & C.E.Wetzel.
Source of Synonymy
Morales, E.A, Wetzel, C.E, Van de Vijver, B. & Ector, L. (2015). Morphological studies on type material of widely cited araphid diatoms (Bacillariophyta). Phycologia 54(5): 455-470.
Basionym
Odontidium harrisonii W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: Fresh water. Near Hull, April 1852, Aug. 1849 and Jan. 1854, Mr. R. Harmon. Var. ß. Aberdeenshire, Dr. Dickie. Burnham, Norfolk, Jan. 1854, Mr. Brookes. River Thames, Jan. 1854, Mr. Roper. Killiecrankie, August 1854, Dr. Greville. Lough Leven, Dr. Gregory. Lough Derg, Co. Clare, July 1855, W. Sm. &c." [England, Scotland, Ireland]; (Smith 1856: 18) Lectotype ("near Hull" [East Yorkshire, England] designated by Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2): Mr Harrison; 15 January 1854; BR; slide BR-4685 (Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2) Notes: Syntype localities: various localities in England, Scotland and Ireland. "The lectotype is represented by Fig. 3." (Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 February 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 20 November 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
