Stictodesmis australis Greville 1863
Publication Details
Stictodesmis australis Greville 1863: 535, pl. XIII [13}: figs 1-4
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1863). Descriptions of new genera and species of Diatoms from the South Pacific. Part I.. Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 7: 534-543, pl. XIII.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Stictodesmis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Climaconeis lorenzii Grunow.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Harvey Bay, Queensland, and at Port of France, New Caledonia"; (Greville 1863: 535) Lectotype: BM; "slide BM 2642" [New Caledonia] (Cox 1982) Notes: "A slide in the British Museum (Natural History), BM 2642 must form the lectotype. It is part of Greville's collection, labelled in his own hand and the specimen he illustrated can be located on the slide using Maltwood Finder numbers." (Cox 1982: 149).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 October 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
