Echinella circularis Greville, nom. inval. 1822
Current name:
Meridion circulare (Greville) C.Agardh
Winthrop, Wahington, USA; Methow river, Audubon Trail bridge, 400x DIC - 20 January 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Echinella circularis Greville, nom. inval. 1822: 213, pl. VIII [8]: fig. II [2]
Published in: Greville, R.K (1822). A description of two new plants of the order Algae, found in Scotalnd. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 4: 213-217, pl. VIII.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Echinella is Echinella radiosa Acharius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Meridion circulare (Greville) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Rivulet near Dumbryden Quarries ; (Rhode, Pappas & Stoermer 2001: 178) Holotype: BM; 81187 (Rhode, Pappas & Stoermer 2001: 178) Notes: Freshwater, Scotland (Index Nominum Algarum). Rhode et al. cite 1820 (presumably collection date).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 July 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
