Diatoma flocculosa (Roth) De Candolle 1805

Current name:
Tabellaria flocculosa (Roth) Kützing
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Pond, Lugol's, 1000x, DIC - 09 April 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Diatoma flocculosa (Roth) De Candolle 1805: 49
Published in: Lamarck, J.B., de & De Candolle, A.P. (1805). Flore française, ou descriptions succinctes de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France, disposées selon une nouvelle méthode d'analyse, et précédées par un exposé des principes élémentaires de la botanique. Troisième Édition. Tome second. pp. i-xii, 1-600, 1 folded map. Parisiis [Paris]: Chez H. Agasse, rue de Poitevine, No. 6 de l'Imprimerie de Stoupe, An XIII (1805).
Publication date: 17 September 1805
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tabellaria flocculosa (Roth) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Edgar, R.K. (2013). Diatoms: cleft confervas, or carved at the joints. Marginalia 1: article 1_Diatomes/dFS1 [1-11], 35 figures.
Basionym
Conferva flocculosa Roth
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), wooly, somewhat wooly, or fluffy.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025