Microneis exigua (Grunow) Comber 1901
Publication Details
Microneis exigua (Grunow) Comber 1901: 389
Published in: Comber, T. (1901). Diatomaceae. In: Catalogue of the African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853-1861. Vol. II. Part II Cryptogamia. (Anon. Eds), pp. 382-395. London: Printed by order of the trustees... British Museum (Natural History).
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lemnicola exigua (Grunow) Kulikovskiy, Witkowski & Plinski.
Source of Synonymy
Plinski, M. & Witkowski, A. (2011). Okrzemki – Bacillariophyta (Diatoms) (with the English key for the identification to the genus) Cz. 4/2: Okrzemki pierzaste (Fragilariophyceae, Eunotiophyceae, Achnanthales) Part two: Pennate diatoms - I). In: Flora Zatoki Gdanskiej i wód przyleglych (Baltyk poludniowy). : [1]-167, plus 4 pls, 4 photo.
Basionym
Achnanthes exigua Grunow
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), small, short, poor, scanty (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 June 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 January 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Combination is often attributed to Cleve (1895) who did not make such a combination. - (30 March 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
