Corbellia contorta Maidana & Round 1999
Publication Details
Corbellia contorta Maidana & Round 1999: 332, 333, figs 1-12
Published in: Maidana, N.I. & Round, F.E. (1999). Corbellia contorta gen. et sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae). A new diatom genus from Santa Cruz Province (Argentina). Diatom Research 14(2): 331-336, 10 figs.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Corbellia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Potrok Aike lake, Santa Cruz province, Argentina; (Maidana & Round 1999: 332, 333) Holotype: Hugo Corbella; January 1997; slightly brackish and alkaline waters; BA (Herbario Criptogámico); 35421 (Maidana & Round 1999: 332, 333, 331)
Eponomy
Named for the collector of the original material, Dr Hugo Corbella.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 September 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2025
