Creswellia turris Greville 1857
Current name:
Eupyxidicula turris (Greville) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel
Hood Canal, Washington, USA: Shine Tidelands State Park, 400x, DIC - 25 April 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Creswellia turris Greville 1857: 538, pl. XIV [14]: fig. 109
Published in: Gregory, W. (1857). On new forms of marine Diatomaceae found in the Firth of Clyde and in Loch Fyne, illustrated by numerous figures drawn by R.K. Greville, LL.D., F.R.S.E. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 21: 473-542, 6 pls [IX-XIV].
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Creswellia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eupyxidicula turris (Greville) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Clyde (Teignmouth); (INA 1996) Type: from stomach of Cynthia rustica; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), tower.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 June 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
