Tibetiella pulchra Y.L.Li, D.M.Williams & Metzeltin 2010
Publication Details
Tibetiella pulchra Y.L.Li, D.M.Williams & Metzeltin 2010: 329, figs 1-6
Published in: Li, Y., Williams, D.M., Metzeltin, D., Kociolek, J.P. & Gong, Z. (2010). Tibetiella pulchra gen. nov. et sp. nov., a new freshwater epilithic diatom (Bacillariophyta) from River Nujiang in Tibet, China. Journal of Phycology 46(2): 325-330.
Publication date: 2010
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Tibetiella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Nujiang River (27º58.053' N, 98º39.707' E), Tibet; (Li et al. 2010: 329) Holotype: fig. 2: Dr. Te Cao; April 2007; Epilithon community, altitude 1,518 m; Museum of Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, CAS, Nanjing; Permanent slide BZL-2 from preserved sample BZL20070402 (Li et al. 2010: 329, 326)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, fair, pretty.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 May 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 April 2018
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Habitat note
Li et al. (2010: 329) provide the following data: Bingzhongluo, lying in the slow-flowing reaches of River Nujiang, is the largest flatland in the canyon, and the weather is severe; some rheophilic species were present, such as Hannaea arcus, Meridion circulare and Achanthidium minutissimum(Patrick & Reimer 1966. Lowe 1974). - (12 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
