Diatoma aurita Lyngbye 1819

Publication Details
Diatoma aurita Lyngbye 1819: 182, pl. 62: fig. D

Published in: Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Odontella aurita (Lyngbye) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1832). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum. Part 4. pp. 49-66. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianus.

Type Information
Type locality: Ad littus Hofmansgave Fionae [Hofmansgave, Fyn, Denmark]; (Lyngbye 1819: 182)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with long ears.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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