Rhizosolenia calcar-avis Schultze 1858
Publication Details
Rhizosolenia calcar-avis Schultze 1858: 339, pl. XIII [13]: figs 5-10 (as 'calcar avis')
Published in: Schultze, M. (1858). Innere Bewegungserscheinungen bei Diatomeen der Nordsee aus den Gattungen Coscinodiscus, Denticella, Rhizosolenia. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medicin Jahrgang 1858: 330-342, pl. 13: figs 1-5.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhizosolenia is Rhizosolenia styliformis T.Brightwell.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudosolenia calcar-avis (Schultze) B.G.Sundström.
Source of Synonymy
Sundström, B.G. (1986). The marine diatom genus Rhizosolenia a new approach to the taxonomy. Doctoral Dissertation. pp. 1-117. Lund: Akademisk avhandling, som för avläggande av filosofie doktorsexamen vid Matematisk-Naturvetnskapliga fakulteten vid Lunds Universitet kommer att offentligen försvaras å Växteklogiska Institutionen.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Helgoland; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Schultze (1858) initially used "calcar avis", not permitted by the ICN; he used the name "calcaravis" in Q. Jl. microscop. Sci., 7: 19, pl. II: fig 5-8. However, most authors have used the hyphenated version. - (01 April 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 March 2025
