Brebissonia lewisiana (Greville) Kuntze 1898
Publication Details
Brebissonia lewisiana (Greville) Kuntze 1898: 398
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars III (3). pp. 1-576. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 Sep 1898
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Brebissonia is Brebissonia boeckii (Ehrenberg) Grunow.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Frickea lewisiana (Greville) Heiden.
Basionym
Navicula lewisiana Greville
Type Information
Syntype localities: "India (Sunderbunds) ; Dr. Wallich. Mud from oysters, St. Mary's River, U.S. ; tidal mud from Savannah River, U.S. ; marsh at Pernandina, Florida ; Dr. F. W. Lewis. Mouth of the River Berbice ; Dr. Abercrombie. Sierra Leone, in gathering communicated by Frederick Kitton, Esq."; (Greville 1863: 15)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 September 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 03 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
