Triceratium dubium Brightwell 1859
Publication Details
Triceratium dubium Brightwell 1859: 180, pl. 9: fig. 12 (as 'Triceratium (?) dubium')
Published in: Brightwell, T. (1859). On some of the rarer or undescribed species of Diatomaceae. Part I. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London 7: 179-181, pl. IX.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Triceratium is Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudictyota dubia (Brightwell) P.A.Sims & D.M.Williams.
Source of Synonymy
Sims, P.A., Williams, D.M. & Ashworth, M.[P.] (2018). Examination of type specimens for the genera Odontella and Zygoceros (Bacillariophyceae) with evidence for the new family Odontellaceae and a description of three new genera. Phytotaxa 382(1): 1-56, 156 figs, 2 text-figs.
Type Information
Type locality: “Mauritius”; (Brightwell 1859: 180) Notes: Possible syntypes: BM 3227, BM 3606, BM 3607 (Sims, Williams & Ashworth 2018: 38).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), doubtful.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
