Terpsinoë americana (Bailey) Ralfs 1861

Publication Details
Terpsinoë americana (Bailey) Ralfs 1861: 859 (as 'Americana')

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Terpsinoë is Terpsinoë musica Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stoermeria americana (Bailey) M.P.Ashworth & P.A.Sims.

Basionym
Tetragramma americana Bailey

Type Information
Syntype localities: Hudson River; Rockaway, New York; Charleston, S. Carolina; St. Sebastian River near St. Augustine, Florida;Tampa B[ay], Florida; (Bailey 1854: 7)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 April 2006 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 31 January 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024

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