Triceratium malleus Brightwell 1858
Current name:
Bellerochea malleus (Brightwell) Van Heurck
On mangrove prop root (incidental?), Key Largo, Florida USA - 01 April 2023. tfrankov@fiu.edu
Publication Details
Triceratium malleus Brightwell 1858: 154, pl. 8, figs 6, 7
Published in: Brightwell, T. (1858). Further observations on the genera Triceratium and Chaetoceros. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London 6: 153-155, pl. 8.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Triceratium is Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bellerochea malleus (Brightwell) Van Heurck.
Source of Synonymy
Van Heurck, H. (1885). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Texte. pp. [1]-235. Anvers: Martin Brouwers & Co.
Type Information
from Noctilucae and Salpae; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 September 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
