Amphora pediculus var. minutissima (W.Smith) H.Peragallo 1889
Publication Details
Amphora pediculus var. minutissima (W.Smith) H.Peragallo 1889: 226
Published in: Pelletan, J. (1889). Les Diatomées. Histoire naturelle, préparation, classification et description des principales espèces. Part II. Journal de Micrographie 1889: [i]-viii, [1]-364, pls 6-10, figs 266-463.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphora is Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphora minutissima W.Smith.
Basionym
Amphora minutissima W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water. Parasitic on Nitzschia sigmoidea. Near Lewes, Dec. 1850 and Oct. 1852, W. Sm. In ponds near London, parasitic on Nitzschia linearis, Mr. Shadbolt, Mar. 1851."; (Smith 1853: 20)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), dimunitive of louse (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 October 2010 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 04 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
