Fragilaria mutabilis (W.Smith) Grunow 1862
Publication Details
Fragilaria mutabilis (W.Smith) Grunow 1862: 55(369)
Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Erste Folge. Epithemieae, Meridioneae, Diatomeae, Entopyleae, Surirelleae, Amphipleureae. Zweite Folge. Familie Nitschiaea. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurosirella mutabilis (W.Smith) E.Morales & Van de Vijver.
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 mutabile W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water: frequent. Plumpton, Sussex, March 1852. Near Lewes, April, June, and Nov. 1853, W. Sm. Peterhead and Lough Mourne Deposits. Raasay Earth, &c."; (Smith 1856: 17) Lectotype (Plumpton, Sussex [England]; designated by Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2): not given; March 1852; BR; slide BR-4687 (Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2) Notes: Syntype material in BR (Morales et al., 2015: figs 20-47).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
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 02 December 2024
