Isthmia enervis Ehrenberg 1838

Current name: Isthmia enervis Ehrenberg
Drawing from: W.Smith - British Diatomaceae Vol.2 (1856) - Plate 48 Fig. F. See also: Isthmia nervosa - 10 February 2014. W. Smith 1856 -View type: Colony

Publication Details
Isthmia enervis Ehrenberg 1838: 209 [pl. 16: fig. 6]

Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838). Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. Ein Blick in das tiefere organische Leben der Natur. pp. i-xviii, [1-4], 1-[548], 64 pls. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.

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Publication date: Jul-Aug 1838 (p. xviii: Jul 1838)

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Isthmia is Isthmia obliquata (J.E.Smith) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 December 2019

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Habitat note
Coastal marine epiphytic species, often found in plankton. A single frustule was observed on Geminocarpus sp. (Al-Handal & Wulff 2008). - (06 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025