Vanheurckia lewisiana (Greville) Brébisson 1869
Publication Details
Vanheurckia lewisiana (Greville) Brébisson 1869: 202
Published in: Brébisson A. de (1869). Extrait d'un essai monographique sur les Vanheurckia, nouveau genre appartenant à la tribu des Diatomacées Naviculées. Annales de la Société Phytologique et Micrographique de Belgique 1: 201-206, 1 pl.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Vanheurckia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Frickea lewisiana (Greville) Heiden.
Source of Synonymy
Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1906). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series VI: Heft [66]. pp. pls 261-264. Bearbeitet von Dr. M. Schmidt. Leipzig: O.R. Reisland.
Basionym
Navicula lewisiana Greville
Type Information
Syntype localities: "India (Sunderbunds) ; Dr. Wallich. Mud from oysters, St. Mary's River, U.S. ; tidal mud from Savannah River, U.S. ; marsh at Pernandina, Florida ; Dr. F. W. Lewis. Mouth of the River Berbice ; Dr. Abercrombie. Sierra Leone, in gathering communicated by Frederick Kitton, Esq."; (Greville 1863: 15)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 19 December 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
