Trachyneis aspera (Ehrenberg) Cleve 1894

Publication Details
Trachyneis aspera (Ehrenberg) Cleve 1894: 191

Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.

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

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

Basionym
Navicula aspera Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: in limo portus Christianiae viva; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), rough, uneven, harsh, rugged.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 June 2022

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Habitat note
Cosmopolitan. In Antarctica frequent on Palmaria decipiens, Phycodrys austrogeorgica and Plocamium cartilagineum, and rare to very rare on Delesseria lancifolia, Georgiella confluens, Hymenocladiopsis crustigena, Pantoneura plocamioides, Desmarestia anceps and Phaeurus antarcticus (Al-Handal & Wulff 2008). - (07 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025

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