Diadesmis laevis (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Diadesmis laevis (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844: 109 (as 'Diadesmis? laevis')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Request PDFPublication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diadesmis is Diadesmis confervacea Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Humidophila laevis (Ehrenberg) Lowe, Kociolek, Johansen, Van de Vijver, Lange-Bertalot & Kopalová.
Basionym
Tabellaria laevis Ehrenberg
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 May 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
