Fragilaria exigua (W.Smith) Lemmermann, nom. illeg. 1908
Publication Details
Fragilaria exigua (W.Smith) Lemmermann, nom. illeg. 1908: 409
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1908). Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Planktonalgen. XXIII-XXV. Archiv für Hydrobiologie und Planktonkunde, Stuttgart 3: 349-410, 40 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurosira exigua (W.Smith) Van de Vijver & Guiry.
Basionym
Triceratium exiguum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Ormesby [Broad?], Norfolk" [England]; (Smith 1856: 87) Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver 2022: 2, fig. 6): Mr Bridgman; October 10, 1853; BR; 4271, slide (Van de Vijver & Guiry 2022: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), small, short, poor, scanty (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 May 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
