Fragilaria zeilleri var. elliptica F.Gasse 1980
Publication Details
Fragilaria zeilleri var. elliptica F.Gasse 1980: 63, pl. 32: figs 34-39
Published in: Gasse, F. (1980). Les diatomées lacustres plio-pleistocenes du Gadeb (Ethiopie). Systématique, Paléoécologie, Bioestratigraphie. Revue Algologique, Mémoires hors-série nº 3: 249 pp.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudostaurosira medliniae D.M.Williams & E.A Morales .
Source of Synonymy
Williams, D.M., & Morales, E.A. (2010). Pseudostaurosira mediniae, a new name for Pseudostaurosira elliptica (Gasse) Jung et Medlin. Diatom Research 25(1): 225-226.
Type Information
Type locality: Ethiopia: Gadeb (Pleistocene); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
