Fragilaria silenda M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966
Publication Details
Fragilaria silenda M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966: 124, pl. I: fig. 6 (as 'silendum')
Published in: Hohn, M.H. & Hellermann, J. (1966). New diatoms from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, Delaware and Chesapeake Bay area of Baltimore, Maryland. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 85(1): 115-130.
Type 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 Neodelphineis silenda (M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman) N.Desianti & M.Potapova.
Source of Synonymy
Desianti, N., Potapova, M. & Beals, J. (2015). Examination of the type materials of diatoms described by Hohn and Hellerman from the Atlantic Coast of the USA. Diatom Research 30(2): 93-116.
Type Information
Type locality: Sabine River, Orange co., Texas; (INA 1996) Holotype: fig. 176: 8 December 1953; ANSP; slide GC8035 (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: 114, table 1) Notes: Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Sabine River, c. 100 yards above Intracoastal Waterway, from c. 25 yards above cypress grove to c. 150 yards below grove, west side of Cutoff Island (30.057011°N, 93.717454°W) in table 1 but Sabine River, Texas on p.110(Desianti et al. 2015).
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), which is to be silent.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2025
