Synedra splendens var. longissima (W.Smith) Grunow 1962
Publication Details
Synedra splendens var. longissima (W.Smith) Grunow 1962: 395
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. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Synedra is Synedra balthica Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulnaria longissima (W.Smith) Van de Vijver & D.M.Williams.
Basionym
Synedra longissima W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Pond in Botanic Garden, Belfast, 1850, Dr. Dickie." [Belfast Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland]; (Smith 1853: 72) Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver & Williams 2022: 2): Dr Dickie; pond; BR; slide BR VI-46-B11 (Van de Vijver & Williams 2022: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), splendid, shining, gleaming, brilliant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 September 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024