Synedra capitulata Castracane 1886
Publication Details
Synedra capitulata Castracane 1886: 52, pl. XXV [25]: fig. 13
Published in: Castracane, [C.A.] F. (1886). Report on the Diatomaceae collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. In: Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Botany. Vol. II. (Murray, J. Eds), pp. [1]-178.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Synedra is Synedra balthica Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thalassionema nitzschioides var. capitulatum (H.J.Schrader) J.L.Moreno-Ruíz.
Type Information
Type locality: "... obtained in a sounding made in the neighbourhood of the Philippine Islands"; (Castracane 1886: 52)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 April 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024