Skeletonema potamos (C.I.Weber) Hasle 1976
Publication Details
Skeletonema potamos (C.I.Weber) Hasle 1976: 74
Published in: Hasle, G.R. & Evensen, L.D. (1976). Brackish water and freshwater species of the diatom genus Skeletonema. II. Skeletonema potamos comb. nov. Journal of Phycology 12(1): 73-82, 29 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Skeletonema is Skeletonema costatum (Greville) Cleve.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Microsiphona potamos C.I.Weber
Type Information
Type locality: Little Miami River, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.; (Weber 1970: 149) Holotype: 18 May-14 December 1966; In freshwater plankton; a shallow alkaline stream enriched by domestic wastes and agricultural runoff; Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution (USA); Slide labeled "Holotypus, Microsiphona potamos, Weber (Weber 1970: 152, 151, 150, 149)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 August 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
