Ellerbeckia clavigera (Grunow) Crawford & Sims 2006

Publication Details
Ellerbeckia clavigera (Grunow) Crawford & Sims 2006: 153

Published in: Crawford, R.[M.] & Sims, P.A. (2006). The diatoms Radialiplicata sol (Ehrenberg) Glezer and R. clavigera (Grunow) Glezer and their transfer to Ellerbeckia Crawford, thus a genus with freshwater and marine representatives. Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 130: 137-162.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ellerbeckia is Ellerbeckia arenaria (D.Moore ex Ralfs) Dorofeyuk & Kulikovskiy.

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

Basionym
Melosira clavigera Grunow

Type Information
Type locality: USA: California: Monterey and San Francisco; (INA 1996) Lectotype (fide Crawford & Sims, 2006: fig. 62): W; 1910c in Grunow collection (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), One who carries a club; a club bearer..

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 04 August 2013 by Robert Lavigne.

Last updated: 24 April 2016

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024

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