Schizonema vulgare Thwaites 1848
Current name:
Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni
Live cells in mucilage tube; focus on middle of cells. Drawdown zone, Pitsford Water, Northampton, UK - 28 September 2011. C.F. Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Schizonema vulgare Thwaites 1848: 170, pl. XII [12]: fig. H: 1-5
Published in: Thwaites, G.H.K. (1848). Further observations on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of new genera and species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2 1: 161-172, pls XI, XII.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni.
Source of Synonymy
De Toni, G.B. (1891). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. II. Sylloge Bacillariearum. Sectio I. Rhaphideae. pp. [i-iii]. [i]-cxxxii, 1-490. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Type Information
Type locality: "Occurs during the spring in almost every ditch and running stream" [England].; (Thwaites 1848: 170)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 June 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
