Synura favus D.E.Bradley 1966

Publication Details
Synura favus D.E.Bradley 1966: 147, figs 18, 19, 23, 24, 29, 30, 32

Published in: Bradley, D.E. (1966). Observations on some chrysomonads from Scotland. Journal of Protozoology 13(1): 143-154.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Synura is Synura uvella Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Synura curtispina (J.B.Petersen & J.B.Hansen) Asmund.

Source of Synonymy
Jo, B.Y., Kim, J.I., Škaloud, P., Siver, P.A. & Shin, W. (2016). Multigene phylogeny of Synura (Synurophyceae) and descriptions of four new species based on morphological and DNA evidence. European Journal of Phycology 51(4): 413-430, 25 fig., 3 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: near Edinburgh; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), honeycomb (Brown 1954).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 January 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025