Spicaticribra kingstonii J.R.Johansen, Kociolek & R.L.Lowe 2008

Publication Details
Spicaticribra kingstonii J.R.Johansen, Kociolek & R.L.Lowe 2008: 369, figs 1-24

Published in: Johansen, J.[R.], Kociolek, [J.]P. & Lowe, R.[L.] (2008). Spicaticribra kingstonii, gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Thalassiosirales, Bacillariophyta) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A.. Diatom Research 23(2): 367-375, 24 figs.

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Publication date: 2008

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Spicaticribra.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyclotella kingstonii (J.R.Johansen, J.P.Kociolek & R.L.Lowe) M.L.Julius, K.M.Downey, E.C.Theriot & A.J.Alverson.

Source of Synonymy
Downey, K.M., Julius, M.L., Theriot, E.C. & Alverson, A.J. (2021). Phylogenetic analysis places Spicaticribra within Cyclotella. Diatom Research 36(2): 93-99.

Type Information
Type locality: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lake Fontana, Swain County, North Carolina, USA; (Johansen, Kociolek & Lowe 2008: 369) Holotype: CAS; 222041 (slide) (Johansen, Kociolek & Lowe 2008: 369, figs 3-4)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 24 April 2013 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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