Exilaria circularis (Greville) C.Agardh 1831
Current name:
Meridion circulare (Greville) C.Agardh
Winthrop, Washington, USA; Methow river, Audubon Trail bridge, 400x, DIC - 20 January 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Exilaria circularis (Greville) C.Agardh 1831: 40
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1831). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum. Part 3. pp. 33-48. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianus.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Exilaria is Exilaria flabellata Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Meridion circulare (Greville) C.Agardh.
Basionym
Echinella circularis Greville
Type Information
Type locality: Rivulet near Dumbryden Quarries ; (Rhode, Pappas & Stoermer 2001: 178) Holotype: BM; 81187 (Rhode, Pappas & Stoermer 2001: 178) Notes: Freshwater, Scotland (Index Nominum Algarum). Rhode et al. cite 1820 (presumably collection date).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 November 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 23 January 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
