Craspedodiscus coronatus Brightwell 1860
Current name:
Brightwellia coronata (Brightwell) Ralfs
600x __Diam. 58 µm __Oamaru, New Zealand - 07 July 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Craspedodiscus coronatus Brightwell 1860: 95; pl. V, fig. 6
Published in: Brightwell, T. (1860). On some of the rarer or undescribed species of Diatomaceae. Part II. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London 8: 93-96, 139, pls 5, 6.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Craspedodiscus is Craspedodiscus elegans Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Brightwellia coronata (Brightwell) Ralfs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crowned (Stearn 1973).
Created: 11 November 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 April 2024
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
