Licmophora flabellata (Greville) C.Agardh 1831
Current name:
Licmophora flabellata (Greville) C.Agardh
Marine sample, Alboran Sea. Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 125 µm length (each diatom), stacked and stitched in Photoshop - 25 January 2020. Forbes Pettigrew
Publication Details
Licmophora flabellata (Greville) C.Agardh 1831: 42
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1831). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum. Part 3. pp. 33-48. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianus.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Licmophora is Licmophora argentescens C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Exilaria flabellata Greville
Type Information
Type locality: "HAB. On Zostera marina, and several small Algae, in spring. Appin, Captain Carmichael." [Scotland]; (Greville 1827: pl. 289)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 August 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
