Willemoesia humilis (J.Rattray) Van Heurck 1896
Publication Details
Willemoesia humilis (J.Rattray) Van Heurck 1896: 357
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1896). A treatise on the Diatomaceae. Translated by W.E. Baxter. pp. 1-558, pls 1-35. London: William Wesley & Son.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Willemöesia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Coscinodiscus humilis J.Rattray
Type Information
Type locality: "... from a depth of 325 fathoms ... among mud in a sounding taken among the ice-masses of the Antarctic."; (Castracane 1886: 168)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), low, low-growing (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2022 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
